Tools & Resources
Choose Shortcut
This document provides a two-page summary of steps in the Action Center's Choose Effective Policies & Programs guide.
2016 Data Comparability Across States
This document provides guidance for comparing measures across states. It can be found in Using the Rankings Data, under Exploring the Data.
CHR 2010-2016 Data Changes Summary
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures for all releases from 2010 to 2016. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2016 CHR Measure Changes From 2015
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures between 2015 and 2016. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2016 CHR National Statistics
This document provides descriptive data for the County Health Rankings 2016 ranked measures and additional measures, including national statistics. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2016 CHR Measures, Data Sources and Years
This document provides the data sources and years of data used for the 2016 ranked measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2016 County Health Rankings - Healthy People 2020 Crosswalk
This document summarizes similarities with and differences between measures used in Healthy People 2020 and the 2016 County Health Rankings. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2016 County Health Rankings-America’s Health Rankings Crosswalk
This document summarizes similarities with and differences between measures used in America’s Health Rankings and the 2016 County Health Rankings. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2016 CHR Additional Measures, Data Sources and Years
This document provides the data sources and years of data used for the 2016 additional measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
Criteria for Selecting or Revising Measures
This document summarizes the criteria that are used in decision-making for selecting new or revising existing Rankings measures. It can be found in our Ranking Methods under Data Sources and Measures.