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A Guide to Actionable Measurement
This tool (from the Gates Foundation) provides guidance on evaluating policy initiatives, including a list of Good Practices in Measurement (p.19) applicable to any evaluation. It can be found in Evaluate Actions under...
Accreditation Preparation & Quality Improvement
This tool (from NACCHO) provides tools and links to resources to enhance quality improvement and prepare local health departments for public health accreditation. It can be found in the Public Health Professional and Advocate guide under...
Action Communities for Health, Innovation, & Environmental Change
ACHIEVE fosters collaborative partnerships between city and county health officials, city and county government, tribal programs, parks and recreation departments, local YMCAs, local health-related coalitions, and other representatives from the school, business, health, and community sectors to implement improvements.
Action Strategies Toolkit
This tool (from Leadership for Healthy Communities) is a guide for local and state leaders working to implement policies to create healthy communities and prevent childhood obesity. It can be found in the Government guide under...
Activation Point
Activation Point (from Spitfire Strategies) builds on the Smart Chart™ and focuses specifically on analyzing the type of public support needed for your campaign to succeed and strategies for mobilizing concerned people to action.
Active Living by Design
This website (from North Carolina Public Health Institute) features tools to create community-led change by working with local and national partners to build a culture of active living and healthy eating.
Advocacy Progress Planner
This is a free online tool (from the Aspen Institute) that provides a template for planning your advocacy/policy evaluation approach.
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.
Affinity Diagrams for Root Cause Analysis
This tool (from CHR&R) is a step-by-step guide on how to conduct a root cause analysis using an affinity process.
After Action Review
This tool (from Center for Creative Leadership) helps teams celebrate their successes and learn from their mistakes.