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What’s new for 2019!

As we head into our annual County Health Rankings release, we’re excited to provide new data and resources for taking action to improve health. Here’s what you’ll now find on our website:

Updated data and new measures of community health

Annually, since 2010, we’ve been providing snapshots of health for every county in the nation, and now you’ll find...

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What’s the State of Obesity where you live?

We know the harmful effects obesity has on our health – that’s why the County Health Rankings has been tracking it through our Adult Obesity measure, allowing counties to evaluate obesity rates over time. Now a new report shows that adult obesity rates are still high overall,...

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Where You Live Matters to Your Health

Angela Russell, Community Engagement Lead for the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps recently spoke in Sacramento, Calif., about using federal and state health care data to make policy changes at the local level.

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Why Not the Best?

This tool (from Commonwealth Fund) is a resource for healthcare professionals interested in tracking performance on various measures of healthcare quality. It features maps, comparison indicators, tools for improvement and case studies. It can be found in the Healthcare Professional...

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Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory

This tool (from Wilder Research) is a free online questionnaire that can help you assess how your coalition is functioning generally.

Find it in Evaluate Actions under Evaluate Your Partnership and Make Changes.

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Windshield and Walking Surveys

This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides observational techniques that can supplement other data sources with pictures and observations about the physical environment of the community.

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Winners of Health 2.0 Developer Challenge Announced

And the Winners Are...
At the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco on October 10, 2010, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio announced the winners of three competitions it helped sponsor as part of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. Those winners include: