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Unwritten 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.US COVID Atlas: Exploring Data to Move to Action
As the COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the nation, an endless stream of data has flooded our inboxes, news outlets, and social media. But as communities navigate the crisis, response, and recovery, it’s more crucial than ever to connect this data with our own community contexts.
Using a new approach to data to understand health and equity in your community
This webinar explores how to use County Health Rankings & Roadmaps’ latest data and tools, including our new approach to summarizing and communicating a county’s health relative to others.
Using Law and Policy to Create Equitable Communities
Within every community, there are significant differences in peoples’ health and their opportunities to live long and healthy lives. Policy changes can be key to both transforming health in a community and helping to eliminate inequities. But when policies aren’t created or enforced with equity in mind, they may perpetuate these disparities – or even amplify them.
Voter Turnout*
Percentage of citizen population aged 18 or older who voted in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.What Works for Health 101
This 20 minute webinar will explore What Works for Health (WWFH), an online resource that provides communities with information to help select and implement evidence-informed strategies (i.e., policies, programs, systems and environmental changes) that can help improve health behaviors, clinical care, the physical environment, and the social & economic factors that affect health....
Why the Census Matters to Health Equity
Every decade the U.S. Census provides an opportunity for residents in every community to be counted. The census is one of the most important datasets in the United States. In fact, much of the data reported in the County Health Rankings snapshots are census-related data. While we often associate the census with congressional representation, census data matter significantly to health equity.
Why Wealth Matters to Your Health
In this webinar, our panel of experts will discuss how this gap began, why it persists, and why traditional pathways to wealth have not closed the racial wealth gap.
Working Toward Food Security Through Community Engagement
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are being forced to make choices between food and transportation, utilities, and medical care—leaving even more at risk of ongoing food insecurity.