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NACo President Lenny Eliason on 2012 Rankings and Importance of County Leadership
National Association of Counties (NACo) President Lenny Eliason comments on the release of the 2012 County Health Rankings and the opportunity for county officials to drive efforts to create healthier places for residents to live, learn, work and play. His comments are printed in full below (from the NACo blog).
NACo President Linda Langston on Collaboration as Key to Solving Health Challenges
Recently, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) staff had the opportunity to discuss health and the CHR&R program with newly elected National Association of Counties (NACo) president Linda Langston, Supervisor of Linn County, Iowa. Langston sees her role, in part, as an opportunity to educate people about the Rankings and their practical application for...
NACo Selects Six Counties for Community Dialogues to Improve County Health
This week, the National Association of Counties (NACo) announced the six counties selected to participate in NACo Community Dialogue to Improve County Health sessions. In collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, NACo will facilitate one-day dialogues in these communities. The six sessions will be held in participants...
National Association for the Education of Young Children
This site (NAEYC) provides information on pursuing accreditation for your early childhood program and identifying accredited programs in your community. It can be found in the Educators guide under...
National Center for Safe Routes to School
This tool (from The National Center for Safe Routes to School) is a resource to identify strategies and funding to increase access to healthy foods in your community, including linkages to funding strategies. It can be found in the Community Development guide under...
National Conference of State Legislatures
This website (from the National Conference of State Legislatures) provides resources for Health Impact Assessments. NCSL is a bipartisan champion providing resources and tools to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures. This resource can be found in the Government Guide under...
National Education Association Health Information Network
This tool (from NEA) provides many resources for classroom activities that address health topics. It can be found in the Educators guide under Act on What’s Important for Educators...
National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices
This tool (from National Governors Association) provides research and policy analysis of best practices through five divisions—economics, human services, and workforce; education; environment, energy, and transportation; health; and homeland security and public safety. It can be found in the ...
National Mentoring Partnership
This site (MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership) provides a toolkit and resources for starting a new mentoring program or for finding mentoring programs in your community. It can be found in the Educators guide under...