Tools & Resources
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.
2018 CHR Measure Changes From 2017
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures between 2017 and 2018. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under ...
CHR 2010-2018 Data Changes Summary
This document summarizes the changes in ranked measures for all releases from 2010 to 2018. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under ...
2018 CHR National Statistics
This document provides descriptive data for the County Health Rankings 2018 ranked measures and additional measures, including national statistics. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under ...
2018 CHR Additional Measures, Data Sources and Years
This document provides the data sources and years of data used for the 2018 additional measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under ...
2018 CHR Measures, Data Sources and Years
This document provides the data sources and years of data used for the 2018 ranked measures. It can be found in Ranking Methods, under ...
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.
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.