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Update: CHR&R will provide resources through December 2026
Funding update: CHR&R will provide resources through December 2026
Updates to our Website Make Improving Health Even Better
Knowing where your county ranks in your state in terms of health is important – but taking action and improving health for you and your community is just as crucial. To that end, the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps website has a variety of tools and information to get you started on furthering your work to bring residents together on health issues. Here are some additions...
US cigarette smoking rates drop to new low
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that the number of Americans who smoke cigarettes dropped to a record low of 15 percent of the population – about 35.6 million Americans. According to the data, there were significant reductions in smoking across all ages and...
Use Our Action Learning Guides as Your Roadmap to Change
Are you ready to be an agent of change in your community, but don’t know where to start? Without a roadmap to navigate complex policies, concepts, and paths to partnerships, figuring out the first step to creating meaningful change in your community can feel challenging. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps can help you get started on your journey through a new suite of Action Learning Guide...
Use the Rankings During National Public Health Week, April 2-8, 2012
The 2012 County Health Rankings are out—just in time for National Public Health Week!
Using data to tell the story of health by place
The 2025 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) data are now available in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, an online collection of geographic information including place-based datasets and interactive maps.
Using the Rankings Data
Want to use the County Health Rankings data but don’t know where to start? This webinar is for you! The Using the Rankings Data webinar will help you get the most out of the Rankings and the wealth of data underlying them. We will look at key areas to explore and discuss other information that can help you further understand the health in your...
Using the tools of democracy for better health
There’s a growing body of evidence that shows that people living in areas with structural barriers, such as laws that restrict voter eligibility, registration and opportunities to participate, have lower voter turnout and shorter life expectancy. In our second episode, hosts Beth Silver and Ericka Burroughs-Girardi are joined by Daniel Dawes, executive director of the Institute of Global Health Equity at Meharry Medical College, and the founder of the political determinants of health framework. Dawes discusses how the political determinants have shaped communities’ ability to define and address public problems. Dr. Peniel Joseph, an author, professor and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at The University of Texas at Austin, also joins the conversation to provide examples of how tools of democracy — historical and present — have shaped where we are today.
Vicksburg’s Continued Journey and the Power of Listening
Vicksburg, Mississippi is one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health Prize winning communities. We spoke to Michele Connelly, United Way of West Central Mississippi’s...
Video: Community Health Partnerships - “We Need Everyone at the Table”
Community partnerships are vital for an effective public health system, according to Judith Monroe, M.D., the newly appointed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support.