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Now What?
Do you live in a healthy community but want to make it even better? Does your community feel stuck because you are consistently ranked among the healthiest counties in your state despite clear need for improvement?
Or do you live in a community with so many health, social, and economic issues that you don't know where to start?
Get inspired on these upcoming “Rankings in Action” webinars.
"We are one of the healthiest counties in our state, now what?"
Nurse practitioner scope of practice
Use regulation to extend nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) scope of practice to provide care to the full scope of their training and skills without physician oversight, especially for primary care
Nurse residency programs
Implement programs that continue education, mentoring, and support for novice nurses following graduation
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
Provide home visiting services to low income, first time mothers and their babies, starting during pregnancy and continuing through a child’s second birthday
Nurse-friendly work environments
Improve work environments for nurses via establishment of strong nursing leadership, organizational support, etc.
Nutrient management plans
Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices
Nutrition and physical activity interventions in preschool & child care
Offer young children opportunities to eat healthy foods and engage in physical activity by providing fresh fruits and vegetables, incorporating physical activity into daily classroom routines, etc.
Nutrition prescriptions
Provide prescriptions with healthy eating goals for patients and families, often accompanied by progress checks at office visits and vouchers or other healthy food provisions; can include partnerships with local farmers markets or grocery stores
Online education: Exploring the underlying causes of health inequities
Discover a new, free online resource, the Roots of Health Inequity Course Series, from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
On-site child care
Provide employees with child care options at work; care may be provided free of charge, partially subsidized as part of an employee benefit package, or offered at market rates