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Local Health Department Uses County Health Rankings to Develop Position Description
There are many ways that the County Health Rankings can be used to ignite local change. But have you ever considered using the Rankings in a position description for a job?
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) connects local organizations and community leaders with resources to revitalize neighborhoods and improve quality of life. They offer a useful toolkit including loans, grants, equity investments and on-the-ground experience in some of the most vulnerable communities. This resource can be found in the...
Look for our new Virtual Learning Opportunities!
We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re expanding our virtual learning opportunities! Here’s what’s on tap:
Over the next several months, our regular webinar series will be highlighting ways communities are addressing social and economic factors with topics including:
Reducing student instability and its causes;
Creating opportunities for youth who are not...
Looking At Health Equity Through a New Lens
Imagine a place where everyone has a fair shot at health - where differences in race, culture, and perspectives are not only tolerated, but are celebrated as fundamental to health and well-being. This is the vision of health equity; a vision the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps believes in and works toward.
For nearly a decade, the County Health Rankings have shown where we live...
Making Decisions Tool #1: Brainstorming Techniques
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides helpful steps and guidelines for generating many ideas at once.
Making the most out of community data: County Health Rankings Research Projects
How can County Health Rankings data be applied to community health or influencing policy? In January of 2015 we released a call for research applications to look into that question, and we selected five proposals. With that work concluding, here are some of...
Making Use of Your Snapshot
Making Use of Your Snapshot (from CHR&R) helps you navigate the information in your county’s snapshot and identify key areas where you may wish to look for additional data. It is part of the Use the Data tool.
Mapping Life Expectancy
This project, run by the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Society and Health, has created a series of maps that prominently display life expectancy values alongside common geographic landmarks such as subway stops and highway exits. This is an example of how community development and health professionals can team up to tell powerful stories about social determinants of health...
March 30 Teleconference and Twitter Q&A: How Healthy is Your County?
TELECONFERENCE: HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COUNTY?
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University of Wisconsin to Release 2011 County Health Rankings
March 30, 2011
10:00-11:00am EDT
NOTE: Teleconference registration is now closed. A recording of the teleconference will be available starting at 11:00 a.m. ET on March 30, 2011 at 800-283-8486.