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Rankings release can be a wake-up call for counties
Next month our 2016 Rankings will be released, giving counties across the country updated pictures of their community health. What do communities do with this news? Some, such as Laramie County, Wyoming, and...
Rankings Research Grants-Q&A Now Available
A summary of the teleconference discussing the County Health Rankings Call for Proposals for Research Grants is now available along with an audio recording.
Brief proposals are due Monday, November 19, 2012.
Reaching Across the Community to Improve Health: The United Way Example
In many places across the U.S., the United Way Worldwide – one of the national partners working with the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps – is focusing on community impact. Using its mission of improving lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good, United Ways are leveraging their connections, partnerships, and...
Readiness Assessment-Collective Impact
This readiness assessment (from Collective Impact Forum) is designed to a help groups consider whether the collective impact approach is right for their social issue and whether the conditions are in place for the initiative to succeed.
Recent research grantees post novel findings
Explore the findings of seven projects that focused on the structural determinants of health and innovative ways to source, measure and refine County Health Rankings & Roadmaps data.
Recognizing Goal Attainment Checklist
This tool (from Community Tool Box) can guide you in celebrating partial victories as well as long term goal success.
Reconvening of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America
On the morning of June 19, 2013, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America reconvened to examine ways - beyond health care- to improve the health of our nation. The reconvening comes four years after the release of its initial recommendations in a report entitled Beyond Health Care...
Refining racial and ethnic data for health and equity
At County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, we are continuously learning and are dedicated to expanding our understanding of the forces that shape health and equity, and how we can realize change. We are turning our attention to the role of power and the structures that shape community conditions.
Request for Letters of Intent from The New York Community Trust
This initiative, a partnership between the New York State Health Foundation and The New York Community Trust, along with a Call for Proposals from the NYS Health Foundation, highlights both the Rankings data and emphasizes the many factors that influence health. It can be found in the...
Research grants will explore local health data, how our rankings impact communities
Earlier this year, we released a call for applications for research grants to help strengthen and evaluate our Rankings. The County Health Rankings Research Grants aim to use quantitative analyses of Rankings data or results; propose refinement of current...