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Measuring the burden of child care costs
On average a family spends 25% of household income on child care. This high cost ultimately impacts the health of these families and their communities. Learn more about the Child Care Cost Burden measure and strategies to increase access to affordable child care.
Media Advocacy
This tool (from My Power People and M + R) includes guidance on writing letters to the editor, press releases, media advisories, media statements and op-eds, conducting successful editorial board meetings, contacting the media, interview do’s and don’ts, and tips for using social media. It can be found in Act...
Media Advocacy Templates
This tool (from Spitfire Strategies) provides media advocacy how-to advice and examples and sample formats. It can be found in Act on What's Important under Build public & political will and...
Meet the County Health Rankings Model: New Video Resource
The County Health Rankings model shows us more than 30 measures that affect how healthy residents are today and what will impact their health in the future.
Meet the Projects Selected to Make our Rankings Even Better!
Earlier this year we solicited innovative research proposals for County Health Rankings Research Grants. These grants serve an important role in strengthening our Rankings methods and increasing their strategic use and impacts. Now we’re excited to share the projects selected for funding through this competitive process:
Considering health and social services spending (...
Meet the winner of CHR&R’s 2025 data viz challenge
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first data viz challenge! We received outstanding submissions and are excited to spotlight the winning visual.
Meeting Effectiveness Inventory
This checklist (from Coalitions Work) is a tool for evaluating work group and coalition meeting effectiveness and productivity.
Meeting the Match: A Guide to Fundraising for the Tobacco Policy Change Program
This tool (From RWJF) contains guidelines and approaches for accessing multiple sources of funding that are easily adapted to any policy area. It can be found in Act on What's Important under...
Mementos
This tool (from Center for Creative Leadership) is an activity that increases trust and connection across your team by having members share an object that holds personal significance so others can learn more about each other’s experiences and values.
Memorandum of Understanding
This tool is a sample template for writing a Memorandum of Understanding to clarify roles and responsibilities of partners.