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Urban agriculture
Support food-producing and income-earning activities in urban environments (e.g., edible landscapes, front yard or rooftop gardens, window farming, hydroponics, livestock, etc.)
US cigarette smoking rates drop to new low
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that the number of Americans who smoke cigarettes dropped to a record low of 15 percent of the population – about 35.6 million Americans. According to the data, there were significant reductions in smoking across all ages and...
Use Our Action Learning Guides as Your Roadmap to Change
Are you ready to be an agent of change in your community, but don’t know where to start? Without a roadmap to navigate complex policies, concepts, and paths to partnerships, figuring out the first step to creating meaningful change in your community can feel challenging. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps can help you get started on your journey through a new suite of Action Learning Guide...
Use the Rankings During National Public Health Week, April 2-8, 2012
The 2012 County Health Rankings are out—just in time for National Public Health Week!
Using data to tell the story of health by place
The 2025 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) data are now available in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, an online collection of geographic information including place-based datasets and interactive maps.
Using the Rankings Data
Want to use the County Health Rankings data but don’t know where to start? This webinar is for you! The Using the Rankings Data webinar will help you get the most out of the Rankings and the wealth of data underlying them. We will look at key areas to explore and discuss other information that can help you further understand the health in your...
Using What Works for Health to inform health policies in Ohio
For over 20 years, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) has been working to advance evidence-informed policies that improve health and promote equity across the state. One of the tools they rely on is County Health Rankings & Roadmaps’ What Works for Health (WWFH).
Value-based insurance design
Create financial incentives or remove financial disincentives to affect consumer choices and incentivize provision of cost efficient health care services
Value-based purchasing (VBP)
Use the purchasing power of employers and groups of insured individuals to create incentives and disincentives for health care providers to deliver high quality, high value care
Vehicle anti-idling initiatives
Implement anti-idling policies and awareness campaigns to reduce engine idling for passenger vehicles, school buses, and/or equipment and truck fleets