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Hernando, MS
The 2011 County Health Rankings classified Desoto County as the healthiest county in Mississippi for health outcomes and the fifth-healthiest county for health factors, with lower unemployment rates, higher education rates and greater access to healthy food compared to the rest of the state. Yet much more work needs to be done to improve the health of Desoto County, as one-third of its adults are obese and Mississippi, overall, has the highest obesity rates in the nation.
Historygram Process
The Historygram Process (from SMART Learning Systems) helps groups capture what community partners want to keep, start, and stop doing. It also celebrates different perspectives from the community.
Holding Awards Ceremonies
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides ideas for when and how to conduct recognition events.
How Can We Help Our Grantees Strengthen Their Capacity for Evaluation?
This tool highlights suggestions from foundations, including assessing a foundation's own capacity for evaluation; encouraging a sense of ownership among grantees around the evaluation process; and combining group-based and one-on-one training. This link can be found in the Philanthropy &...
How Should I Make a Business Plan?
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides guidance on developing a business plan, including what it should contain, how it should be written, and how it should be packaged.
How To Create a Strategy Chart
This tool (from Greenlining.org) provides a step-by-step process for developing a “campaign roadmap” that can help a group decide what steps to take and when.
How to Create SMART Goals Using a Tree Diagram
This tool (from SMART Learning Systems) assists with creating measurable goals with specific targets. It can be found in Act on What's Important under Develop a strategy to...
How to Write a Letter to the Editor That Gets Published and Read
This tool (from Burness) provides tips on writing letters to the editor.
IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum
IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum (from the International Association for Public Participation) helps group define the public’s role in any public participation process.
Identifying and Analyzing Stakeholders and Their Interests Checklist
This checklist (from Community Tool Box) includes key points from Section 8: Identifying and Analyzing Stakeholders and their Interests including what it means to identify stakeholders and their interests, why it’s important to do, and when and how to do it.