In July we discussed the connection between health and housing, the theme of the 2019 County Health Rankings Key Findings Report. This webinar explored the influence housing laws and policies can have on health in urban and rural communities. Experts from The Network for Public Health Law provided an introduction to public health law and policy, and explained how laws and policies related to...
What are the ways in which your partnership is evaluating efforts? Evaluation helps you know if what you’re doing is working the way you intended and achieving the results you desire. In this 20 minute webinar short, we will explore the Evaluate Actions tools and guidance in Roadmaps to Health Action Center. We’ll share strategies to get started with evaluation, understand if you are making a...
We’re giving the Roadmaps to Health Action Center a refresh and we want to hear from you. Join us Nov. 22nd for a first look at the updated Choose Effective Policies & Programs step. In this interactive webinar short, we’ll share some new features from our first refresh and hear from you about what else we can do to make the Action Center work for you. What works now...
While we know that health is more than health care, access to health care continues to be an important component in community health. Health insurance is a key part of ensuring access to care. Nationally, over 47 million nonelderly were uninsured in 2012. But how will the Affordable Care Act improve access to health care and help to improve community health?
Kate Konkle will host this in-depth webinar and Sarah Kile will again be the guest presenter. On this webinar, Sarah will focus on how her two-county health improvement planning coalition used the Policy Advocacy Choice tool in their community.
On this webinar, Community Coach Kate Konkle will provide an overview of the Choose Effective Policies & Programs Guide in the Roadmaps to Health Action Center. The webinar will also feature guest presenter Sarah Kile of the Central Michigan District Health Department, who will discuss how their coalition...
The past few years have seen many changes in mandates, reporting and oversight related to community benefits. One major area of change is the requirement that all not-for-profit hospitals conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA) and adopt an implementation plan by the end of their 2013 fiscal year.
Jan O'Neill, Community Engagement Specialist, and Alison Bergum, Lead Researcher for What Works for Health will be presenting the What Works for Health tool. They will be joined by guest presenter Heather Cole, Health Educator with the Central Michigan District Health Dept. and Project Coordinator for the Together We Can health improvement initiative. She will share the process they used to choose evidence informed strategies using What Works for Health and other resources.
The County Health Rankings include a measure of poverty because of poverty's impact on health. Want to learn more about poverty in the US? The connection between poverty and health? The connection between poverty and childhood development? Policies and programs that have been implemented throughout the US to reduce poverty?
Choosing effective policies and programs that work in real life will maximize your chances of success. Not every well-intentioned policy or program is effective. Taking the time to look for strategies that have been shown to effectively address particular problems or issues will be time well spent.
