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Writing an Op-Ed

This tool (from Burness) provides tips on writing an opinion-editorial (op-ed) for publication in newspapers or online.

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Writing Bylaws

This tool (from Community Tool Box) offers a general, fill-in-the-blank set of bylaws along with more descriptive information in the main section. 

County Health Rankings Model (Health Factor Area)

Written rules

Societal rules provide structure for the actions and interactions of individuals and groups of people. Written rules are formalized and documented in laws, policies, regulations and budgets. Unwritten rules include worldviews, culture and norms. Societal rules are applied to individual people, groups of people, government and corporations.People, institutions and governments in charge of decision-making use underlying worldviews and narratives to justify these rules. Written and unwritten rules are central to the production and maintenance of social orders and hierarchies.
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Wyandotte County, KS

For Wyandotte County, KS, Mayor Joe Reardon, the County Health Rankings were a wake-up call. After seeing Wyandotte's low rank in the Rankings report, he worked with other local stakeholders to create a Healthy Communities initiative to focus not only on just health care but on the overall health of his community.

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YMCA of the USA

This organization has three areas of focus: youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. It can be found in the Educators guide under Act on What’s...