Public Health

From the Public Health Institute and others. Covers using collaborative approaches to improve population health by embedding health considerations into decision-making processes across a broad array of sectors.

Guidance and resources for states conducting or updating state health assessments and state health improvement plans (SHIPs)

UK Association of Public Health Observatories

Set of 3 quality improvement tools introduces an efficient, step-by-step process for selecting Core Competencies domains for workforce development that address gaps in current workforce strengths, while building competencies that will best advance a public health organization’s strategic goals.

Measure and track the quality of healthcare services provided by eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals (Ehs) and critical access hospitals (CAHs)

Free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Systematic reviews are used to answer questions on effectiveness and cost/return on investment.

Advancing grassroots community health models

County-level maps of heart disease and stroke along with maps of social environmental conditions and health services.

Resource for planning, implementing and evaluating interventions to improve the health of a community. Access information, tools and resources for health conditions and risk factors. Intervention planning is organized around six evidence-based strategies: campaigns and promotions, provider education, group education, individual education, supportive relationships, and environment and policy.

The IOM reviews current approaches for measuring the health of individuals and communities and suggests changes in the processes, tools, and approaches used to gather information about health outcomes and their determinants.

Tools within the Toolbox are materials and resources public health professionals and other external stakeholders can use to inform and improve their work in the promotion and advancement of public health objectives. Current examples of tools include, but are not limited to case examples, presentations, fact sheets, drills, evaluations, protocols, templates, reports, and training materials.

Public health financial data collection and analysis portal for local health departments and other public health agencies.

Scorecard on Local Health System Performance provides U.S. communities with comparative data to assess the performance of their health care systems, establish priorities for improvement, and set achievement targets. It tracks 43 indicators spanning four dimensions of health system performance: access, prevention and treatment, costs and potentially avoidable hospital use, and health outcomes.

Provides guidance on how to sustain improved outcomes. The website provides an introduction to sustainability, a description of 12 factors that contribute to sustainability, and assessment and planning tools for both organizations and funders.

The Guide to Community Preventive Services is a free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Systematic reviews are used to answer these questions: Which program and policy interventions have been proven effective? Are there effective interventions that are right for my community? What might effective interventions cost; what is the likely return on investment?

Designed to assist hospitals and organizations better understand the needs and assets of their communiities