Tools & Resources
Equity and Empowerment Lens: 5 Ps Worksheet
This tool (from Multnomah County) is part of Multnomah County, OR’s Equity and Empowerment Lens which seeks to improve planning, decision-making, and resource allocation leading to more racially equitable policies and programs. This worksheet asks questions in the areas of People, Place, Process, Power, and Purpose....
Beyond the County Health Snapshots
This tool (from CHR&R) is a section from Using the Rankings Data that directs you to other data sources that can help you find more data for your state and dig deeper on differences in health factors by geography or by population sub-groups. It is part of the Use the Data tool.
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.