Tools & Resources
Prioritizing Issues Exercise
This tool (from Healthy People 2020) is a two-page exercise designed to help the group decide on which issue(s) to focus.
Analyzing Root Causes of Problems: The "But Why?" Technique
This tool (from Community Tool Box) discusses what a root cause analysis is, why and when it’s useful, and how it works.
Guide to Prioritization Techniques
This tool (from NACCHO) describes five prioritization methods: Multivoting, Strategy grids, Nominal group technique, the Hanlon method, Prioritization matrix. Each sub-section includes step-by-step instructions on implementation followed by examples illustrating practical applications.
Strategic Issues Overview
This tool (from NACCHO) is an overview of the phase of the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) process, during which participants develop an ordered list of the most important issues facing the community. This step-by-step overview will help users prepare for and begin distilling the mix of issues that demand attention. It can be found in...
Public Health Accreditation Board Standards and Measures
This tool (from the Public Health Accreditation Board) provides all of the standards and measures for a state, local, or tribal health department to meet in order to achieve accreditation.
Communicating Information About Community Health and Development Issues
This tool (from Community Tool Box) explains why communicating information about community health is important, how to communicate effectively, and makes suggestions about to whom you should communicate.
Creating and Using Community Report Cards
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides one way to collect and display information to your community.
Community Conversation Workbook
This tool (from Harwood Institute), designed for United Way and easily adapted by any community, includes recruiting strategies, facilitation guidance, questions, templates, and more.
Listening to the Community's Input: A Guide to Primary Data Collection
This tool (from WALHDAB) offers guidance on when and how to use key informant interviews, focus groups, community surveys, community forums, and observation. It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under...
Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
This website from NACCHO has a number of useful tools for collecting, analyzing, synthesizing, and presenting information.