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. 2016 Jun 30;13:E86. doi: 10.5888/pcd13.160248

Table 2. Comprehensive Toolkits Supporting Community Health, United States, June 2014–December 2015.

Name Lead Organization Primary Audience Features Unique To Toolkit URL
Build Healthy Places Network Build Healthy Places Network Health and community development sectors Logic models for various health conditions; MeasureUp (mapping and measurement tools); community close-ups that highlight role of community development http://buildhealthyplaces.org/
Community Commons IP3 and CARES-University of Missouri Broad Access to and ability to visualize social determinants data in graphs, maps, and other formats; content from the field organized in “channels,” including economy, education, environment, equity, food, and health; houses “hubs” where organizations, initiatives, and collaboratives can share content, data, and resources http://www.communitycommons.org/
Community Health Improvement Navigator Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Hospitals, public health sector, community partners Community Health Improvement Infographic; key quotes from Internal Revenue Service final rule on Community Health Needs Assessments for Charitable Hospitals; search engine for evidence-based community interventions http://www.cdc.gov/chinav
Community Toolbox University of Kansas Broad Online training, curriculum, community workstations; materials in multiple languages; troubleshooting guide; guestbook to describe use of toolbox http://ctb.ku.edu/en
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps Action Center University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute Broad, community partners County Health Rankings; What Works for Health database; model of population health; partner guides (including for public health) http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
Practical Playbook Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine Public health sector, primary care providers Similar content also published as a textbook: The Practical Playbook: Public Health and Primary Care Together. JL Michener, D Koo, BC Castrucci, JB Sprague, editors, New York (NY): Oxford University Press, 2016; first national meeting May 2016 http://practicalplaybook.org