Tools & Resources
Assess Shortcut
This document provides a two-page summary of steps in the Action Center's Assess Needs & Resources guide.
Choose Shortcut
This document provides a two-page summary of steps in the Action Center's Choose Effective Policies & Programs guide.
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.
2015 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 2010-2015 Data Changes Summary
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures for all releases from 2010 to 2015. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2015 CHR Measures, Data Sources and Years
This document provides the data sources and years of data used for the 2015 ranked measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2015 CHR Additional Measures
This document provides the data sources, and years of data used for the 2015 additional measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2015 CHR National Statistics
This document provides descriptive data for the County Health Rankings 2015 ranked measures and Additional Measures, including national statistics. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.
2015 CHR Measure Changes From 2014
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures between 2014 and 2015. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under Data Sources and Measures.