Tools & Resources
Mind Tools
This website includes a variety of tools and resources to make meetings more effective.
Role of a Facilitator
The Role of a Facilitator (from MindTools.com) walks through the role of a facilitator and includes a Facilitators’ Toolbox with ice breakers, group decision-making tools, and tips for avoiding common pitfalls.
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.
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.
San Bernardino County, CA
The 2011 County Health Rankings ranked San Bernardino County—which spans more than 20,000 square miles and a population of more than 2 million—50th out of 56 California counties in health factors like physical environment, social and economic factors, health behaviors and clinical care.
But initial disappointment over its low ranking didn’t prevent the San Bernardino County Health Department from seeing the County Health Rankings as an opportunity to strengthen its current health improvement initiatives and persuade policymakers of the need for change.