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Submit a story
Submit a story to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. We are interested not only in “success stories” but also lessons learned from challenges and setbacks you have faced. It can be found in the Communicate guide under Tell your story.
Submitting an Op-Ed
This tool (from Burness) provides tips on submitting an opinion-editorial (op-ed) for publication in newspapers or online.
Succession Planning
This tool (from helpfornonprofits.org) includes tips for accomplishing a systems-focused succession plan.
Sugar sweetened beverage taxes: What does the latest evidence say?
Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Taxes are intended to lower consumption of these drinks and, therefore, improve weight status and reduce obesity rates. But what does the latest research show about their effectiveness? There is some evidence that sugar sweetened beverage taxes decrease consumption of soda and other sweetened beverages, although current tax levels are generally too low to...
Surgeon General’s Report on Facing Addiction in America - A call for community action
According to the recently released, Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health, more than twenty million Americans are addicted to illegal drugs and alcohol and only 10 percent are receiving treatment. A significant public health threat facing communities large and small throughout the nation, the report provides tools for medical...
Sustainability Planning Guide for Healthy Communities
This tool (from CDC's Healthy Communities program) helps public and community health professionals develop a sustainability plan and learn key sustainability approaches. It can be found in Act on What’s Important under ...
Sustaining the Work or Initiative
This tool (from the Community Tool Box) can help you decide whether and how to sustain your work.
Tackling Substance Misuse in Florence County, Wis.
In Florence County, local leaders are focusing their strategy and efforts on preventing substance misuse among young people.
Take Action Cycle
Communities can work together to improve health by following the steps around the Take Action Cycle.
Taking Action! Milwaukee’s Efforts to Reduce Teen Birth Rates
The County Health Rankings model includes teen birth rates because they are so strongly tied to lower levels of educational attainment and cyclical poverty—two factors we know negatively impact health.
The city of Milwaukee once had the second highest percentage of teen births in the nation, however innovative work by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee seeks to change...