Research Guides: Population Health Summit: Working with Community Organizations

Podcasts

Beyond the White Coat: Community Health Connect series

Reports

Complex Construction: A Framework for Building Clinical-Community Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health (UHF, June 2019)
Collaborating with Communities to Improve Health Care System Implementation Success and Destigmatize Gun Violence Prevention
Chapter 5 in: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Integrating Firearm Injury Prevention into Health Care: Proceedings of a Joint Workshop of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Northwell Health; and PEACE Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26707.
Community Power in Population Health Improvement: Proceedings of a Workshop.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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"To explore issues related to community-driven power-building efforts to improve population health, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual public workshop, "Community Power in Population Health Improvement", on January 28 and 29, 2021. Participants discussed the different components and dimensions of community-led action around different population health improvement topics such as education, transportation, environmental health, healthy eating, and active living, among others. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop."

Links

Community Collaborations (AAMC)
Community Engagement Toolkits (AAMC Center for Health Justice)
"These toolkits help institutions engage their academic and local communities in dialogue to identify actions individuals or institutions can take to move communities toward health and health care equity."
Rural Community Health Toolkit
"This toolkit provides rural communities with the information, resources, and materials they need to develop a community health program in a rural community."
Health Leads Action Plan
"Originally designed to support Health Leads’ workshop participants, the Action Plan guides participants through seven design stages that align with the key drivers we have identified as essential to a successful social needs program."
Will It Work Here? A Decisionmaker’s Guide to Adopting Innovations
This document "is intended to assist decisionmakers in health care organizations in determining whether to adopt an innovation." (Retrieved from AHRQ website, now housed at NCCMT)
CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator (page archived)
"The CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator (CHI Navigator) is a website for people who lead or participate in CHI work within hospitals and health systems, public health agencies, and other community organizations"
Find case studies, tools, strategies, resources, and answers to FAQs
NOTE: as of 2025, page no longer being updated
Community Health and Economic Prosperity (CHEP) [CDC]
"Engaging Businesses as Stewards and Stakeholders: A Report of the Surgeon General"
Read the report and explore example collaborations
(Link to PDF of report)
The Community Guide
"The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). It is a resource to help you select interventions to improve health and prevent disease in your state, community, community organization, business, healthcare organization, or school."
Building Healthy Places: Tools & Resources
"curated collection of resources and tools to support your work at the intersection of community development and health. Find partners, bust jargon, explore measurement, or make a play for cross-sector collaboration. You'll also find Principles for this work and resources collected from partner organizations across fields."