Tools & Resources
New York State Health Foundation Call for Proposals
This example Call for Proposals from the New York State Health Foundation, along with a complementary initiative in partnership with the New York Community Trust, highlights both the Rankings data and emphasizes the many factors that influence health. It can be found in...
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota Call for Proposals
This example Call For Proposals (from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota) provides significant funding for healthy communities efforts, and is tied closely to County Health Rankings data and frameworks. It can be found in Philanthropy and Investors under...
Working Together for Better Health
Working Together for Better Health (NeighborWorks America) highlights training and resources available to support leaders linking health and community development. It can be found in the Community Development guide under...
LISC Institute for Comprehensive Community Development
LISC Institute for Comprehensive Community Development (from LISC) spotlights blogs, resources and stories about how community development and health are working together. It can be found in the Community Development guide under...
What Counts
What Counts (from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Urban Institute) outlines opportunities and challenges for the strategic use of data to reduce poverty, improve health, expand access to quality education, and build stronger communities. It can be found in the Community Development...
NeighborWorks America
NeighborWorks America highlights training and resources available to support government leaders in tackling some of the nation's biggest housing and community development challenges. It can be found in the Government guide under...
Franklin Regional Council of Governments
This website (from the Franklin Regional Council of Governments), is an example of a small rural county using cooperative purchasing to service their region. The Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is a regional service organization serving the twenty-six towns of Franklin County, the most rural county in Massachusetts. The FRCOG is the former county government, which was...
National Conference of State Legislatures
This website (from the National Conference of State Legislatures) provides resources for Health Impact Assessments. NCSL is a bipartisan champion providing resources and tools to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures. This resource can be found in the Government Guide under...
Advocacy Progress Planner
This is a free online tool (from the Aspen Institute) that provides a template for planning your advocacy/policy evaluation approach.
Handbook for Participatory Community Assessments
This tool (from the Alameda County, CA Health Department) walks through the process the department undertook with two neighborhood groups to conduct participatory community assessments.