Tools & Resources

Interpreting Trend Graphs  

This tool (from CHR&R) provides additional guidance for interpreting trend graphs included in your County Health Snapshot.

What Works for Health Shortcut

Looking for a shortcut to effectively use What Works for Health, our tool to help you find evidence-informed policies, programs, systems, and environmental changes that can make a difference locally? We've added a new resource to help you do just that.

National Organizations with Local Connections

These groups may have deep connections in your community. Additionally, many of these networks will have resources that help you think about building your own network.

Intervention Planning Matrix: Activity to support learning

This downloadable PowerPoint slide deck lays out an activity to use with your partners to practice using the Intervention Planning Matrix. 

What is Policy?

This 2-page introductory fact sheet from Change Lab Solutions can help you introduce partners to the concept of policy change. 

What Do You Want? Choosing a Local Policy Goal

This tool (from M+R) provides a set of criteria to help groups select a policy or systems change goal for their community. You can use this tool to facilitate meaningful discussion and decision-making that is grounded in a specific set of criteria. 

HealthEquityGuide.org

HealthEquityGuide.org (from Human Impact Partners) shows how health departments across the nation have taken a lead role in addressing equity. The site provides guidance, case studies, and resources to help local public health move equity work forward. 

Peer Counties Methodology

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and CDC's Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) have teamed up to offer an enhanced peer county comparison feature. Find and compare counties similar to yours based on key demographic, social, and economic indicators.

Additionally, this is the methodology for the County Health Rankings...

Peer Counties Tool

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and CDC's Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) have teamed up to offer an enhanced peer county comparison feature. Find and compare counties similar to yours based on key demographic, social, and economic indicators.

Additionally, this Excel file provides information on the groups of...

Digital Story Tools

This website offers a comprehensive and evolving directory of tools and resources to help you build your digital stories.