BARHII Healthy Planning Guide

The Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) created the Healthy Planning guide. This guide is intended to help public health and planning departments collaborate on strategies to promote healthier communities. Each page links health risks to aspects of the built environment, policy recommendations, and action steps for public health and partners, outlining ways to ensure that neighborhoods are designed to support health equity and community well-being.

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Strategic Planning in Local Health Departments: An Interactive Workshop

In conjunction with NACCHO Annual 2012 (NA12), NACCHO is offering a full-day interactive workshop on undertaking the strategic planning process. This workshop walks through the steps of a strategic planning process, highlighting the Public Health Accreditation Board requirements, offering instructional guidance, and providing opportunities for practical application. Participants will engage in interactive activities to practice key steps in the strategic planning process and will walk away…

Health Equity Resource: State of the Health Equity Movement

The Disparity Reducing Advances Project (the DRA Project) has released the State of the Health Equity Movement 2011 Update, a set of three reports that provides a window to the health equity movement in the U.S. and demonstrates the growing trend of policy decisions, administrative actions, and community efforts seeking health equity, i.e., to provide all Americans with the opportunity to develop and maintain health through fair and just access to resources for health.

Part A:…