Millions of people use the Community Tool Box each year to get help taking action, teaching, and training others in organizing for community development. Dive in to find help assessing community needs and resources, addressing social determinants of health, engaging stakeholders, action planning, building leadership, improving cultural competency, planning an evaluation, and sustaining your efforts over time.

The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work, and play. They provide a starting point for change in communities.

This website provides free online access to evidence-based public health (EBPH) resources

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POPLINE provides access to 380,000 carefully selected publications and resources related to family planning and reproductive health

(National Library of Medicine) – Provides specialized PubMed searches on healthcare quality and costs.

AHRQ invests in research and evidence to make health care safer and improve quality.

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

It is the mission of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. We fulfill that mission by providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services.

Integrating resources for research and practice

Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade.

(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) – Published reports outlining policy statements for prevention and treatment on all areas in CDC's scope of responsibility.

The National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR) ensures that the NLM products address the information needs of the health services research workforce.

o develop new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice.
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A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine. The Task Force works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.

The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).

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