Tools & Resources
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.
Communicate Shortcut
This document provides a two-page summary of steps in the Action Center's Communicate guide.
PHRASES Framing and Messaging Toolkit
This toolkit (from Public Health Reaching Across Sectors) provides evidence-based framing and messaging tools and strategies to help public health professionals communicate across sectors.
SparkMap Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
This Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) tool, developed by the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES) at the University of Missouri, supports users in assessing the health of their communities. Users can create custom data reports at the county-level using a wide range of indicators from many data sources, including the County Health Rankings.
The Planner's Playbook: A Community-Centered Approach to Improving Health & Equity
The Planner’s Playbook: A Community-Centered Approach to Improving Health & Equity (from ChangeLab Solutions) provides guidance, resources, concrete steps, and examples for planners who wish to center equity in their planning practice, with the aim of producing communities of opportunity and prosperity for all.
Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health: A Checklist on Steps and Standards
This tool (from The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University) provides actionable guidance and checklists for completing a program evaluation process.
Gather Credible Evidence
This too, from CDC, provides an overview of the evidence gathering process and examples of the kinds of evidence and data to gather. It also includes useful checklists and worksheets to guide your process.
Action Learning Guide: What Drives Health?
This Action Learning Guide provides a blend of guidance, tools, and hands-on activities to help explore the many factors that influence health, including social and economic opportunities like good schools, stable jobs, and strong social networks are foundational to living long and well. All CHR&R Action Learning Guides can be used by individuals, groups, and coalitions.
Action Learning Guide: Partnering with Residents
This Action Learning Guide provides a blend of guidance, tools, and hands-on activities to help you engage and partner with community residents in a meaningful way. Engaging community members, especially people most often left out or unheard is an essential part of improving health outcomes and advancing equity. All CHR&R Action Learning Guides can be used by individuals, groups, and coalitions.