Tools & Resources
Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
This website from NACCHO has a number of useful tools for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and presenting information.
Windshield and Walking Surveys
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides observational techniques that can supplement other data sources with pictures and observations about the physical environment of the community.
Implementing Photovoice in Your Community
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides observational techniques that can supplement other data sources with pictures and observations about the physical environment of the community. It provides guidelines, tips and resources for producing projects that highlight “before, during and after” stories. It can be found in...
Conducting Interviews
This tool (from Community Tool Box) describes a method to secure in-depth information from a variety of participants on health issues.
It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under Collect Your Own...
Conducting Needs Assessment Surveys
This tool (from Community Tool Box) describes methods for surveying citizens on different topics.
It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under Collect Your Own Data.
Conducting Concerns Surveys
This tool (from Community Tool Box) describes methods for surveying citizens on different topics.
It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under Collect Your Own Data.
Conducting Focus Groups
This tool (from Community Tool Box) describes strategies for holding small group discussions to hear feedback on specific issues and to guide future action.
It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under...
Public Forums and Listening Sessions
This tool (from Community Tool Box) describes methods for holding public meetings to secure citizen feedback on health issues.
Find it in:
Assess Needs & Resources under Collect Your Own Data
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Use the Data
This tool (from CHR&R) provides suggestions for finding more detailed information about key areas in your community’s rankings.
Focus Group Analysis Guidance
This modifiable tool (from NACCHO) describes the Healthy!CapitalCounties (MI) plan for analyzing focus group data, including their overarching goal, coding procedures, and data organization plan.