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Smart Chart 4.0
This tool (from Spitfire Strategies) is a free (log in suggested) interactive online tool that can help you make and assess strategic communications decisions.
Smart Growth Online
This site (from National Center for Appropriate Technology) is home to the Smart Growth Network which works to encourage development that serves the economy, community and the environment by raising awareness and providing tools for how growth can contribute to improved quality of life. This site includes reference materials and funding opportunities for local communities. This tool ...
Social and economic factors
Social and economic factors influence the choices and opportunities available in a community. Economic factors include which jobs and benefits are available and to whom, and whether education, health insurance and child care are accessible and affordable. Social factors enable connection and inclusion within and between communities and include social safety net and other support.Social Associations
Number of membership associations per 10,000 population.Social Identity Mapping
This tool (from Center for Creative Leadership) is often used as a group activity to engage in deeper dialogue about who the group members are and to move beyond typical introductions and ice-breakers.
Social Media Communications Strategies
This is a tool (from CDC) for planning and evaluating social media efforts. It can be found in: - Act on What's Important under Build public & political will and...
Social Media Outreach Tips
This tool (from Burness) includes ways to use social media to communicate about the Rankings.
Societal Rules
Societal rules are the written and unwritten rules and how they are applied to shape community conditions. Written rules may be formalized and documented in laws, policies, regulations and budgets. Unwritten rules are made up of worldviews, culture and norms. These can include customs or expectations that guide acceptable thought and behavior without being documented in writing. Institutional practices and systems of governance – such as an organization’s approach to salary parity – may be written or unwritten. Societal rules, and how they are created and maintained by those with power, are referred to as the structural determinants of health.Some College
Percentage of adults ages 25-44 with some post-secondary education.SparkMap Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
This Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) tool, developed by the Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES) at the University of Missouri, supports users in assessing the health of their communities. Users can create custom data reports at the county-level using a wide range of indicators from many data sources, including the County Health Rankings.