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Explore a new national map of health
You can now view a national map of county Health Groups and see patterns of Community Conditions on Population Health and Well-being across the country.
Farms Crop Up in the Bronx
The slice of land in the Bronx at first appears no different than many of the borough's derelict empty lots, where any glimpse of green often resolves into a tangle of weeds.
But those who peered closer on a recent afternoon saw something unexpected: still-green tomatoes bulging from their vines. Tops of carrots, known as "shoulders," poked up from the earth, while a young orchard sprouted against the weathered wall of the Major Deegan Expressway.
Find new ways to explore data and resources to improve health and equity
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps has launched a new way to find and interact with data on our website.
Find strategies to support your local health priorities with WWFH’s ‘Approach’ filter
Our What Works for Health (WWFH) tool helps you find evidence-informed policies, programs, systems, and environmental changes that can make a difference locally. Did you know that we group strategies by approach to improving health to make it even easier to find what you need? For example, in the...
Finding solutions with community voice in Lucas County, Ohio
In Lucas County, the ENP Uptown Community Coalition works with residents to plan neighborhood health improvement efforts.
Finding strategies to improve transportation and community health
The ability to access and use systems that support daily journeys to work, school, the grocery store or a friend’s house can impact the health of individuals and communities. Our team recently updated several transportation-related strategies in our What Works for Health database.
Finding Support through Kansas Reading Roadmap’s Literacy Integrated Family Engagement
No matter our age, we all remember how it felt to hear those three little words: back to school. It popped up in late summer - on the radio, on TV, and in every shop window - and inevitably caused that complicated mix of excitement and anxiety about what the new school year would bring. And when you become a parent, those same feelings return, but often with new worries - whether your child is...
Five-Part Blog Series: Five Communities Who are Creating Real Change
Since its inception in 2011, the Roadmaps to Health Action Center has offered a complement of online resources, tools, and human guidance. As part of the Action Center, community-focused coaches have partnered with individuals and teams in nearly every state across the United States to help them identify and work toward their health and equity goals.
Focus on What’s Important: Webinar Recap
On July 10 the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps webinar series profiled Bexar County, Texas, where collaborators used the National Association of County and City Health Officials' Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) tool to guide their Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).
Focusing on Early Childhood Programs to Improve Community Health
In 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America released 10 recommendations to improve health outside of health care. One of those initial recommendations was “ensure that all children have high-quality early developmental support (child care, education, and other services).” The 2013 reconvening of the...