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County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 101. Presenter name Title. OUTLINE. Why Rank?. Simplify complex data Media coverage Add context Call to action Starting point. OUTLINE. County Health Rankings: 2 Rankings. How measures are selected. Actionable measures
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County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 101 Presenter nameTitle
Why Rank? • Simplify complex data • Media coverage • Add context • Call to action • Starting point
How measures are selected • Actionable measures • Valid, reliable, recognizable • County-level • Free or low cost • Up-to-date as possible • Fewer measures better than more
Measures Health Outcome Ranks Two Ranks Health Factors Ranks
County Data Error Margin95% confidence interval Top U.S. PerformersOnly 10% of counties nationally do better than the given number State overall
Measuring progress • Use ranks as tool • Change and data take time • Learn more about what you can do measure progress at www.countyhealthrankings.org/measuring-progress
Foundation of roadmaps • It takes everyone • Moving to the left side of the wheel • Evidence-informed action • Focus across the health factors—including social and economic factors • Policy, systems, and environmental change
National partners www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/partnerships
RWJF Culture of health prize • Annual prize • Honoring outstanding community efforts and partnerships • Winning communities receive a $25,000 cash prize • 2014 winners to be announced Summer of 2014 www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/prize
Rwjf Culture of Health Prize Winner “People who have maybe never sat at the same table together have to come together.”
Rwjf Culture of Health Prize Winner “None of us can do it alone, we have to work together.”
Rwjf Culture of Health Prize Winner “We’re all in this together. We will all rise together.”
policies and programs that work Photo credit: PedNet Coalition
What Works for Health Find effective programs and policies atwww.countyhealthrankings.org/what-works-for-health
evidence matters • Smart investments • Inform decisions • Inform innovation Photo credit: Sky Noir, Flickr Creative Commons
Evidence ratings • Scientifically supported • Some evidence • Expert opinion • Insufficient evidence • Mixed evidence • Evidence of ineffectiveness
Choosing strategies • Evidence of effectiveness • Community “fit” • Readiness • Priorities • Capacity • Resources
Staying Connected • Follow @CHRankings • Like Facebook.com/CountyHealthRankings • e-Newsletter, email chr@match.wisc.edu to subscribe
Summary • Where we live matters to our health. • There are great disparities in health based on where we live. • Health is more than health care. Many factors contribute to health. • We’re all in this together. It takes all of us working together to improve the health of a community. • You can find data and practical help at www.countyhealthrankings.org.
Thank you! www.countyhealthrankings.org University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Madison, WI match-info@match.wisc.edu (608) 265-6370