Tools & Resources

Assessing and Addressing Community Health Needs

This tool developed by the Catholic Health Association is a comprehensive guide to community health assessments that incorporates requirements from both the PPACA and the Internal Revenue Services.

This resource can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under ...

Community Commons

This website allows users to create custom maps using data from multiple data sources. The site's blog is designed for communities to learn from and share with each other.

Final Regulations for Community Health Needs Assessments

This PDF (from Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service) contains final Internal Revenue Service regulations that provide guidance regarding the requirements for charitable hospital organizations added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. The regulations will affect charitable hospital organizations. It can be found in the...

Community Meeting Sign In and Contact Database

This tool (from CHR&R) is a downloadable Excel spreadsheet with printable sign-in sheets and a starter contact database to help you collect and maintain contact information. It can be found in Act on What’s Important under...

Putting Community in Collective Impact

This article (from Collective Impact Forum) describes five key characteristics of civic culture or community rhythms that help explain why some communities move faster and others slower when it comes to change. It can be found in Work Together under...

Collective Impact Readiness Assessments

This tool (from Wholonomy Consulting LLC) is part of the Building Capacity for Collective Impact Toolkit Series and includes questions to help organizations consider whether they are ready to engage in a Collective Impact initiative, the types of technical assistance that could be...

Affinity Diagram

This tool (from SMART Learning Systems) is a way to organize brainstormed lists into like categories. It is useful when you want to involve an entire group in organizing and consolidating many ideas.

Intervention Planning Matrix

This tool (from the Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute) is a worksheet designed to help you consider strategies that could be utilized to address the identified health issue at the individual, organization/institution, and community levels.

Evidence in Action: A Guide to Selecting Effective Prevention Strategies

This tool (from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Health) outlines a step-by-step process to efficiently determine which strategies are likely to improve the health of your state or local community.

Nine Questions: A Strategy Planning Tool for Advocacy Campaigns

This tool (from the Advocacy Institute) offers guidance for moving from broad goals to specific tactics and steps.