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Add civic health to your August check-ups
August marks a time of back-to-school physicals and annual check-ups to monitor physical and mental health. But what about your community’s civic health?
Adding an AI-powered tool for health strategies
It’s now possible to learn about and navigate the strategies in our What Works for Health database with the assistance of an AI-powered tool called Evi.
Addressing Challenging Topics through Courageous Conversations
On November 12, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the winners of the 2019 Culture of Health Prize: Broward County, Florida; Gonzales, California; Greenville County, South Carolina; Lake County, Colorado; and Sitka, Alaska. These five communities...
Advancing Equity by Breaking Down Data in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Populations
Joanne Lee, Collaborative Learning Director at Healthy Places by Design, shares insights from her work with County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, and key takeaways from our latest webinar.
Air & Water Quality Measurement Strategies
Multiple air quality measurement strategies exist due to different pollutants, emission sources, and modeling procedures. The most commonly measured air pollutants are particulate matter...
Alcohol & Drug Use Measurement Strategies
The only widespread tool for measuring alcohol consumption is through self-reported surveys. There are four common measures of alcohol consumption used for estimating health...
Aligning Partnerships for a Better Tomorrow
Nearly a decade ago, the Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF), a local grant-making organization, started looking at the poor health outcomes and were determined to address them with a more holistic approach.
Allen Smart on the Role of Investment in Rural Health and Problems Rural Communities Face
Typically, people living in urban areas rate their health more highly and are less likely to die prematurely than those living in rural Americans.
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program spoke with Allen Smart, Chair of the Roadmaps to Health Advisory Group, about the insights he gleaned on the state of rural health from a recent meeting on public and...