County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, A Healthier Nation, County by County

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The County Health Rankings model of population health

What can I do?

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Explore guides and tools for improving health.

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Explore programs and policies that work!

What can I learn from others?

Reports

Key findings from the last four years of County Health Rankings and other national reports.

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Policies & Programs, filtered by "Alcohol and Drug Use" and "Community Safety"

Policies and programs that can improve health

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Drug courts

Scientifically Supported

Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration

Community Safety  ·  Alcohol and Drug Use

Family treatment drug courts

Scientifically Supported

Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance abuse

Community Safety  ·  Alcohol and Drug Use

Mentoring programs: delinquency

Scientifically Supported

Enlist mentors to develop relationships and spend time individually with at-risk mentees for an extended period; mentors have greater knowledge, skills, etc. than mentees

Alcohol and Drug Use  ·  Community Safety