Tools & Resources
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Logo
This is the official logo for the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program.
What Works for Health Overview
This one-page overview brochure describes the What Works for Health tool.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Overview
This brief overview brochure describes the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program and its offerings.
Choose Shortcut
This document provides a two-page summary of steps in the Action Center's Choose Effective Policies & Programs guide.
County Health Rankings Model
This model of population health emphasizes the many factors that, if improved, can help make communities healthier places to live, learn, work and play.
What Makes a Community Healthy or Unhealthy?
This video (from RWJF) provides a look at the many factors that contribute to creating a culture of health in every community.
Take Action Cycle
Communities can work together to improve health by following the steps around the Take Action Cycle.
Hernando, MS
The 2011 County Health Rankings classified Desoto County as the healthiest county in Mississippi for health outcomes and the fifth-healthiest county for health factors, with lower unemployment rates, higher education rates and greater access to healthy food compared to the rest of the state. Yet much more work needs to be done to improve the health of Desoto County, as one-third of its adults are obese and Mississippi, overall, has the highest obesity rates in the nation.