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Data Spotlight: A new feature to reveal county-level differences in opportunities to thrive
In each of these new features, we will take a key measure, data point, or trend from our research and bring it to life with interactive data visualizations or context to show the realities of life beyond the numbers.
Deadline Approaching for County Health Rankings Research Grants
The County Health Rankings Research Grants deadline for applications is approaching. Brief proposals are due February 18, 2015. To learn more about this opportunity, check out the Call for Proposals application form and...
Debuting updated data and tools for health and equity
The 2025 Annual Data Release debuts a bold new way of broadening our understanding of health along with updated data and tools. The resources are designed to help improve health and equity, so everyone has what they need to live long and live well.
Decision-Maker Analysis
This tool (from Working Partnerships USA & Community Catalyst) helps you identify who can give you what you want, what their “rules” are, which specific individuals are key decision-makers and how you may influence them. The document also includes helpful information sources for researching decision makers.
Defining and Analyzing the Problem
This tool (from Community Tool Box) includes guidance to help communities define a problem and determine whether an identified problem is a priority. It can be found in Focus on What's Important under Prepare to...
Defining Boundaries Conversation Guide
This tool (from CHR&R), adapted from the Center for Creative Leadership, provides discussion questions for partnership members to discuss with key decision makers in their organizations to more clearly define roles and boundaries.
Defining Team Boundaries
This tool (from Center for Creative Leadership) helps partners clearly define what does and doesn’t belong in the work of the partnership.
Defining the forces and systems that shape health
The United States spends more on health care than its peer nations, yet its residents live unhealthier, shorter lives. To remedy this, public health and medical practitioners understand health care is not enough; they must address conditions where people are “born, grow, work and age.”
Demonstrating the Community Benefit of Hospitals
The majority of hospitals in the U.S. are non-profit or tax-exempt, and to keep that status these facilities must demonstrate their benefit to the communities they serve. The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), a new mandate under the Affordable Care Act, provides an opportunity for people to engage their local...
Description of Meeting Roles
This tool (from SMART Learning Systems) describes responsibilities for a meeting facilitator, timekeeper, notetaker, and scribe.