Helpful Tools and Links
Resources
General Resources
Local Resources
Boosting Community Health: the Vital Role of Collaboration
Beyond Medical Care Report – Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
Better Health Partnership Data Center
Better Health Partnership’s June 2017 Community Health Checkup
Community Health Improvement Plan
Community Health Status Assessment Report – 2013
Community Health Status Assessment – High Level Summary – 2013
HIP-Cuyahoga Brochure
Virginia Commonwealth University – Cleveland Life Expectancy map
Raising Healthy Kidz
Beyond Medical Care Report – Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey
Better Health Partnership Data Center
Better Health Partnership’s June 2017 Community Health Checkup
Community Health Improvement Plan
Community Health Status Assessment Report – 2013
Community Health Status Assessment – High Level Summary – 2013
HIP-Cuyahoga Brochure
Virginia Commonwealth University – Cleveland Life Expectancy map
Raising Healthy Kidz
National Resources
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Census information or data
County Health Rankings – The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Deaths: Final data for 2000. National vital statistics reports -National Center for Health Statistics
Healthy People 2020
National Center for Health Statistics
National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
National Equity Atlas
National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
ParkScore
United States Center for Education Statistics
Census information or data
County Health Rankings – The Robert Woods Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Deaths: Final data for 2000. National vital statistics reports -National Center for Health Statistics
Healthy People 2020
National Center for Health Statistics
National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
National Equity Atlas
National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
ParkScore
United States Center for Education Statistics
Community Resources
Community Engagement
Community Engagement in Public Health – Contra Costa Health Services
Tackling the Root Causes of Health Disparities through Community Capacity Building. Tackling Health Inequities through Public Health Practice– Anthony Iton
The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for  disadvantaged groups: a meta-analysis – BMC Public Health
Tips for Community Engagement – Centers for Disease Control
Tri Ethnic Center – Community Readiness Handbook
Tackling the Root Causes of Health Disparities through Community Capacity Building. Tackling Health Inequities through Public Health Practice– Anthony Iton
The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for  disadvantaged groups: a meta-analysis – BMC Public Health
Tips for Community Engagement – Centers for Disease Control
Tri Ethnic Center – Community Readiness Handbook
Partner Resources
Equity/Health Equity
Health Equity Guide – Human Impact Partners
Divided by Design A Historical Tour of Cleveland’s Segregation – Ideastream
A Practitioner’s Guide to Advancing Health Equity – Centers for Disease ControlÂ
Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000 – Journal of the American Medical Association
ASTHO – Health Equity
Better Health Through Equity – APHA
Closing the Gap in a Generation – World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health report
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Attaining Health Equity
Closing the Health Equity Gap – Policy and Opportunities for – Action World Health Organization report
Health Equity and Social Justice Resources from the National Association for City and County Health Officials (NACCHO)
Health Equity Training Series – The Prevention Institute
History Matters: Understanding the Role of Policy, Race and Real Estate in Today’s Geography of Health Equity and Opportunity in Cuyahoga County – Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and City and Regional Planning Program at the Kowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State UniversityÂ
National Collaborative for Health Equity
New Health Equity Guide for Public Health Practitioners – Prevention Institute
THRIVE: Community Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Communities
6 Steps to Take When You’ve Been Equity Bombed – FSGÂ
Social Determinants of Health and Equity – ppt by Dr. Camara Jones
Unnatural Causes-California Newsreel
What can public health programs do to improve health equity?
World Health Organization – Equity
World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
Divided by Design A Historical Tour of Cleveland’s Segregation – Ideastream
A Practitioner’s Guide to Advancing Health Equity – Centers for Disease ControlÂ
Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000 – Journal of the American Medical Association
ASTHO – Health Equity
Better Health Through Equity – APHA
Closing the Gap in a Generation – World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health report
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Attaining Health Equity
Closing the Health Equity Gap – Policy and Opportunities for – Action World Health Organization report
Health Equity and Social Justice Resources from the National Association for City and County Health Officials (NACCHO)
Health Equity Training Series – The Prevention Institute
History Matters: Understanding the Role of Policy, Race and Real Estate in Today’s Geography of Health Equity and Opportunity in Cuyahoga County – Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and City and Regional Planning Program at the Kowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State UniversityÂ
National Collaborative for Health Equity
New Health Equity Guide for Public Health Practitioners – Prevention Institute
THRIVE: Community Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Communities
6 Steps to Take When You’ve Been Equity Bombed – FSGÂ
Social Determinants of Health and Equity – ppt by Dr. Camara Jones
Unnatural Causes-California Newsreel
What can public health programs do to improve health equity?
World Health Organization – Equity
World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health
Collective Impact
Applying An Equity Mirror to Collective Impact – FSGÂ
Collective Impact Resources from FSG
Equity Matters in Collective Impact- FSGÂ
The Equity Imperative in Collective Impact – Stanford Social Innovation Review
3 Steps for Advancing Equity through Collective Impact – FSG
Collective Impact Resources from FSG
Equity Matters in Collective Impact- FSGÂ
The Equity Imperative in Collective Impact – Stanford Social Innovation Review
3 Steps for Advancing Equity through Collective Impact – FSG
Chronic Disease Management
Effects of different blood pressure-lowering regimens on major cardiovascular events in individuals with and without diabetes mellitus: results of prospectively designed overviews of randomized trials
Effects of intensive blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet, 2011 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Intensive blood-pressure control in hypertensive chronic kidney disease – New England Journal of Medicine
Long-term absolute benefit of lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients according to the JNC VI risk stratification
Outcomes in hypertensive black and nonblack patients treated with chlorthalidone, amlodipine, and lisinopril
Socio-economic status influences blood pressure control despite equal access to care
State of disparities in cardiovascular health in the United States
Effects of intensive blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet, 2011 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Intensive blood-pressure control in hypertensive chronic kidney disease – New England Journal of Medicine
Long-term absolute benefit of lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients according to the JNC VI risk stratification
Outcomes in hypertensive black and nonblack patients treated with chlorthalidone, amlodipine, and lisinopril
Socio-economic status influences blood pressure control despite equal access to care
State of disparities in cardiovascular health in the United States
Linking Clinical and Public Health
Antagonism and Accommodation: Interpreting the Relationship Between Public Health and Medicine in the United States During the 20th Century – American Journal of Public Health
Boosting Community Health: the Vital Role of Collaboration– The Center for Health Affairs’
Primary Care and Public Health:Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health – Institute of Medicine
Boosting Community Health: the Vital Role of Collaboration– The Center for Health Affairs’
Primary Care and Public Health:Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health – Institute of Medicine
Nutrition
Farmers’ Markets as a Strategy to Improve Healthy Food Access in Low-Income Families and Communities – RWJF
5 Strategies to Create Small-Scale Healthy Food Retail
Food Desert Portal – United States Department of Agriculture
Getting to Grocery: Tools for Attracting Healthy Food Retail to Underserved Neighborhoods
Healthier Food Retail: Beginning the Assessment Process in Your State or Community – USDA
Healthy Food Access- USDA
Healthy Food Access and Why it Matters – PolicyLink
Healthy Food Access Portal – RWJF and PolicyLink
Healthy Food Retail – ChangeLab Solutions
Healthy Food Retail Financing At Work:Â Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative
State Initiatives Supporting Healthier Food Retail: An Overview of the National Landscape
Ten reasons to shop at farmers’ markets
5 Strategies to Create Small-Scale Healthy Food Retail
Food Desert Portal – United States Department of Agriculture
Getting to Grocery: Tools for Attracting Healthy Food Retail to Underserved Neighborhoods
Healthier Food Retail: Beginning the Assessment Process in Your State or Community – USDA
Healthy Food Access- USDA
Healthy Food Access and Why it Matters – PolicyLink
Healthy Food Access Portal – RWJF and PolicyLink
Healthy Food Retail – ChangeLab Solutions
Healthy Food Retail Financing At Work:Â Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative
State Initiatives Supporting Healthier Food Retail: An Overview of the National Landscape
Ten reasons to shop at farmers’ markets
Physical Activity
Recommendations to Increase Physical Activity in Communities
Stand-Alone Mass Media Campaigns to Increase Physical Activity
The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Physical Activity
Translating Evidenced-Based Physical Activity Interventions into Practice
Stand-Alone Mass Media Campaigns to Increase Physical Activity
The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Physical Activity
Translating Evidenced-Based Physical Activity Interventions into Practice
Eliminating Structural Racism
Can These Stories Help Eliminate Structural Racism?
Premature Black Deaths: The Role of American Medicine
Race, Power, and Policy: Dismantling Structural Racism
Structural Racism – Report by the Kirwan Institute
Structural Racism – Race and Public Policy Conference
Yes, Racism is Bad for Everyone’s Health
Premature Black Deaths: The Role of American Medicine
Race, Power, and Policy: Dismantling Structural Racism
Structural Racism – Report by the Kirwan Institute
Structural Racism – Race and Public Policy Conference
Yes, Racism is Bad for Everyone’s Health
Education
Effects of Full-Day Kindergarten on the Long-Term Health Prospects of Children in Low-Income and Racial/Ethnic-Minority Populations
Full-Day Kindergarten and Long-Term Health Prospects of Low-Income and Minority Children
High School Completion Programs Recommended to Improve Health Equity
Recommendation for Full-Day Kindergarten for Children of Low-Income and Racial/ Ethnic-Minority Families
The Effectiveness of Early Childhood Development Programs
Full-Day Kindergarten and Long-Term Health Prospects of Low-Income and Minority Children
High School Completion Programs Recommended to Improve Health Equity
Recommendation for Full-Day Kindergarten for Children of Low-Income and Racial/ Ethnic-Minority Families
The Effectiveness of Early Childhood Development Programs
Healthcare
Housing
Providing Affordable Family Housing and Reducing Residential Segregation by Income
Housing, Health, and the Neighborhood Context
Housing, Health, and the Neighborhood Context
The Built Environment
Recommendations to Promote Healthy Social Environments
The Community Guide’s Model for Linking the Social Environment to Health
The Community Guide’s Model for Linking the Social Environment to Health
Mental Health
Effects of Mental Health Benefits Legislation
Legislations and Policies to Expand Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits in Health Insurance Plans: A Community Guide Systematic Economic Review
Recommendation for Mental Health Benefits Legislation
Recommendation from the Community Preventive Services Task Force for Use of Collaborative Care for the Management of Depressive Disorders
Systemic Organizational Change for the Collaborative Care Approach to Managing Depressive Disorders
Legislations and Policies to Expand Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits in Health Insurance Plans: A Community Guide Systematic Economic Review
Recommendation for Mental Health Benefits Legislation
Recommendation from the Community Preventive Services Task Force for Use of Collaborative Care for the Management of Depressive Disorders
Systemic Organizational Change for the Collaborative Care Approach to Managing Depressive Disorders
Health Impact Assessment Resources
Health Impact Assessment
What is a Health Impact Assessment (HIA)?
Research Insights on HIA
International Association for HIAÂ
Research Insights on HIA
International Association for HIAÂ
Toolkit - Introduction
Healthy Community Design Factsheet
Improving Health in the United States – The Role of Health Impact Assessment
Strategies for Incorporating Health Equity into HIA
Promoting Health Equity Through the Practice of HIA
Why Place and Race Matter
Health in All Policies: Addressing the Legal and Policy Foundations of Health Impact Assessment
Health Impact Assessment A Step Toward Health in All Policies
Health Impact Assessments Are Needed in Decision Making About Environmental and Land-Use Policy
Health in All Policies: An Upstream Approach to Advance Health and Equity
Research Insights – Research Informing Policy: The Potential of Health Impact Assessment
Minimum Elements and Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment
Improving Health in the United States – The Role of Health Impact Assessment
Strategies for Incorporating Health Equity into HIA
Promoting Health Equity Through the Practice of HIA
Why Place and Race Matter
Health in All Policies: Addressing the Legal and Policy Foundations of Health Impact Assessment
Health Impact Assessment A Step Toward Health in All Policies
Health Impact Assessments Are Needed in Decision Making About Environmental and Land-Use Policy
Health in All Policies: An Upstream Approach to Advance Health and Equity
Research Insights – Research Informing Policy: The Potential of Health Impact Assessment
Minimum Elements and Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment
Toolkit-Screening
Deciding if a Health Impact Assessment is Required (screening for HIA)
Human Impact Partners white paper on screnning
Human Impact Partners screening form
Eastside Greenway HIA screening form
Human Impact Partners white paper on screnning
Human Impact Partners screening form
Eastside Greenway HIA screening form
Toolkit-Scoping
UCLA scoping phase
Community Gardens and Nutrition
Community Gardens and Economics
Community Gardens Social Cohesion and Safety
Community Gardens Physical Activity and Exposure to Nature
Euclid TLCI Vacant Properties Brownfields
Euclid TLCI Vacant Properties Water Quality
Euclid TLCI Food Access
Euclid TLCI Food Access 2
Community Gardens and Nutrition
Community Gardens and Economics
Community Gardens Social Cohesion and Safety
Community Gardens Physical Activity and Exposure to Nature
Euclid TLCI Vacant Properties Brownfields
Euclid TLCI Vacant Properties Water Quality
Euclid TLCI Food Access
Euclid TLCI Food Access 2
Toolkit-Assessment
Literature review – sample summary table
Urban Agriculture literature review
Urban Agriculture and property values literature review
Vacant property literature review
Unhealthy food literature review
Brownfields literature review
Predictions and Findings summary table Euclid TLCI HIA Water Quality
Predictions and Findings summary table Euclid TLCI HIA Food Access
Urban Agriculture literature review
Urban Agriculture and property values literature review
Vacant property literature review
Unhealthy food literature review
Brownfields literature review
Predictions and Findings summary table Euclid TLCI HIA Water Quality
Predictions and Findings summary table Euclid TLCI HIA Food Access
Toolkit-Monitoring and Evaluation
Oregon Health Authority presentation on Monitoring and Evaluation
Example Monitoring Plan
Sample evaluation questions
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Eastside Greenway HIA
Example Monitoring Plan
Sample evaluation questions
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for Eastside Greenway HIA
Toolkit-Reporting
Toolkit-Community Engagement
Guide for stakeholder participation
Human Impact Partners HIA committee – roles and functions
Human Impact Partners Opportunities for stakeholder engagement
Human Impact Partners HIA committee – roles and functions
Human Impact Partners Opportunities for stakeholder engagement
Helpful HIA Links
National Equity Atlas
Health Impact Assessment Toolkit: A Handbook to Conducting HIA, 3rd Ed
Human Impact Partners HIA resources
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Health Policy Institute of Ohio – HIA
Health Impact Assessment Toolkit: A Handbook to Conducting HIA, 3rd Ed
Human Impact Partners HIA resources
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Health Policy Institute of Ohio – HIA
Additional HIA resources
Health Impact Assessment Toolkit: A Handbook to Conducting HIA, 3rd Ed
National Research Council Report,”Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment”
Human Impact Partners HIA resources
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Wisconsin DHS HIA Toolkit
Health Policy Institute of Ohio – HIA
National Research Council Report,”Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment”
Human Impact Partners HIA resources
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Wisconsin DHS HIA Toolkit
Health Policy Institute of Ohio – HIA
Policy Maker Resources
Health and Equity in all Policies
Making Public Policy Collective Impact Friendly
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Policy Analytical Framework
Adelaide Statement on Health in All Policies – World Health Organization
Beyond Medical Care – Emerging Policy Opportunities to Advance Prevention and Improve Health Value in Ohio – HPIO
Beyond Medical Care – The Health and Equity in All Policies Approach to Decision Making fact sheet
Health in All Policies – A Guide for State and Local Governments – American Public Health Association
Health in All Policies Infographic – World Health Organization
Health In All Policies – Model Policies from ChangeLab Solutions
Health in All Policies Training Manual – World Health Organization
Health in All Policies General Plan – ChangeLab Solutions
Model Health in All Policies Ordinance – ChangeLab Solutions
Model Health in All Policies Resolution – ChangeLab Solutions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Policy Analytical Framework
Adelaide Statement on Health in All Policies – World Health Organization
Beyond Medical Care – Emerging Policy Opportunities to Advance Prevention and Improve Health Value in Ohio – HPIO
Beyond Medical Care – The Health and Equity in All Policies Approach to Decision Making fact sheet
Health in All Policies – A Guide for State and Local Governments – American Public Health Association
Health in All Policies Infographic – World Health Organization
Health In All Policies – Model Policies from ChangeLab Solutions
Health in All Policies Training Manual – World Health Organization
Health in All Policies General Plan – ChangeLab Solutions
Model Health in All Policies Ordinance – ChangeLab Solutions
Model Health in All Policies Resolution – ChangeLab Solutions