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ACHIEVE
Links to Helpful Resources from the
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (www.chronicdisease.org)
School Health Resources
Obesity
School Resources
Family/Community Programs and Resources
Community Health
Public Health Grand Rounds - Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People: Community Engagement Improves Health for All
http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/places/index.htm
http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/places/index.htm
Press Release Template
When your community wants to promote ACHIEVE, a press release can be a useful tool to gain additional exposure. Please click on the link below to access the Press Release Template which will help serve as a guide to writing your press release.
When your community wants to promote ACHIEVE, a press release can be a useful tool to gain additional exposure. Please click on the link below to access the Press Release Template which will help serve as a guide to writing your press release.
Diabetes Advocacy Toolbox
The Advocacy Toolbox can be used by any public health professional. It is designed to help you reach your legislative and/or policy goals or those of your partners. The Toolbox offers public health professionals information on how to advocate for diabetes, examples of advocacy efforts in other states, and tools for analyzing proposed legislation.
The Advocacy Toolbox can be used by any public health professional. It is designed to help you reach your legislative and/or policy goals or those of your partners. The Toolbox offers public health professionals information on how to advocate for diabetes, examples of advocacy efforts in other states, and tools for analyzing proposed legislation.
State Legislation and Policy Databases
Several organizations have recently launched websites that assist in state-level legislation and policies research. NACDD is pleased to provide an overview of these databases to our membership.
Several organizations have recently launched websites that assist in state-level legislation and policies research. NACDD is pleased to provide an overview of these databases to our membership.
Competencies for Chronic Disease Team Assessment Tool
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Competency Assessment Tool for Teams enables chronic disease program staff to assess the proficiency of current and prospective team members across the range of skills and knowledge specific to your program or project team.
State Success Stories
State Success Stories help to educate policymakers about programs that work, show decision-makers that resources are well-invested, and serve as a program example for other states.
State Success Stories help to educate policymakers about programs that work, show decision-makers that resources are well-invested, and serve as a program example for other states.
Other Chronic Disease Tools
ADVANTAGE INITIATIVE
The Advantage Initiative is helping communities around the country measure and improve their elder friendliness and, in the process, make their communities good places to live for people of all ages. The program’s website (http://www.vnsny.org/advantage/) features: profiles of pilot communities participating in the project, tools used to frame and measure their elder friendliness, information about using survey data to increase awareness and prioritize aging issues, design action plans and allocate resources more effectively, and related publications.
The Advantage Initiative is helping communities around the country measure and improve their elder friendliness and, in the process, make their communities good places to live for people of all ages. The program’s website (http://www.vnsny.org/advantage/) features: profiles of pilot communities participating in the project, tools used to frame and measure their elder friendliness, information about using survey data to increase awareness and prioritize aging issues, design action plans and allocate resources more effectively, and related publications.
ADVOCACY ON BUDGET CUTS
The Praxis Project has developed a toolkit, "Fighting Back on Budget Cuts," to support advocacy around the severe budget cuts that have affected both state and local budgets. The Praxis Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to capacity building, technical assistance, research and training for community-based policy change. For more information , go to: http://www.thepraxisproject.org/toolkit/index.html
The Praxis Project has developed a toolkit, "Fighting Back on Budget Cuts," to support advocacy around the severe budget cuts that have affected both state and local budgets. The Praxis Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to capacity building, technical assistance, research and training for community-based policy change. For more information , go to: http://www.thepraxisproject.org/toolkit/index.html
SCHOOL FOODS TOOL KIT
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has developed a new School Foods Tool Kit to help parents, health professionals, community groups, teachers and school administrators to improve the nutritional quality of the meals, snacks and drinks available to students. The Kit includes: model policies, fact sheets, advice about how to influence school decision makers and build support for change, and sample letters, flyers and other model materials. www.cspinet.org/schoolfoods
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has developed a new School Foods Tool Kit to help parents, health professionals, community groups, teachers and school administrators to improve the nutritional quality of the meals, snacks and drinks available to students. The Kit includes: model policies, fact sheets, advice about how to influence school decision makers and build support for change, and sample letters, flyers and other model materials. www.cspinet.org/schoolfoods
Chronic Disease Resources
The Advisory Board
Community Outreach Programs Targeted at Specific Patient Populations
Community Outreach Programs Targeted at Specific Patient Populations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
GUIDE TO COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE SERVICES
The Community Guide summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote community health and prevent disease. Access the Community Guide at www.thecommunityguide.org .
NATIONAL EXPERT PANEL ON COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION
http://www.chronicdisease.org/files/public/CommunityHealth_Promotion_Expert_Panel_Report_FINAL.pdf
Partnership for Prevention
SMOKE FREE POLICIES ACTION GUIDE
Partnership for Prevention® has developed a new tool, Smoke-Free Policies: Establishing a Smoke-Free Ordinance to Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Indoor Worksites and Public Places—An Action Guide, to help public health professionals maximize the beneficial impact of smoke-free laws. Visit www.prevent.org/actionguides to order a hard copy or download for free.
Prevention Institute
EIGHT STEPS TO EFFECTIVE COALITION-BUILDING
The Prevention Institute has reformatted its core coalition building publication, Eight Steps to Effective Coalition-Building, to make it easier to read and use. It is now available online at: http://www.preventioninstitute.org/eightstep.html .
COALITION BUILDING TIPS
Two coalition-building papers are now available from the Prevention Institute, online under What's New at: http://www.preventioninstitute.org/home.html . "The Tension of Turf: Making it Work for the Coalition," explores turf issues that commonly arise among coalition members and offers helpful tips for overcoming them. "Collaboration Math: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Collaboration," describes the application of this Prevention Institute tool at the University of California Berkeley's Traffic Safety Center, illustrating how multidisciplinary groups can use this tool to increase effective collaboration.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
RE-AIM: EVALUATING HEALTH BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS
A project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides a systematic way for researchers, practitioners, and policy decision makers to evaluate health behavior interventions. RE-AIM hopes to be useful in estimating the potential impact of interventions on public health. Check it out at http://www.re-aim.org/
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