Promising Practices Across Georgia

Movements Across the U.S.

Community Tools

Healthy Congregations

Healthy Community Projects

Resources for
Communities-at-Large

Resources for
Faith-based Communities

Community Tools

This section introduces you to a few tools and resources that will aid you in a start up effort for community engagement around steps to a healthier community.

Community Toolbox
This is a great tool to help you step by step in starting the work at the community level. It covers the following areas:

• Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships
• Assessing Community Needs and Resources
• Analyzing Problems and Goals
• Developing a Framework or Model of Change
• Developing Strategic and Action Plans
• Building Leadership
• Developing an Intervention
• Increasing Participation and Membership
• Enhancing Cultural Competence
• Advocating for Change
• Influencing Policy Development
• Evaluating the Initiative
• Implementing a Social Marketing Effort
• Writing a Grant Application for Funding
• Improving Organizational Management and Development
• Sustaining the Work or Initiative

Nonprofit Toolbox
This tool is great for a nonprofit organization. Created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it details the following processes that many start up and even established non profits can benefit from:

• Conducting a Community Assessment
• Delivering Training and Technical Assistance
• Designing and Managing a Subaward Program
• Going Virtual
• Identifying and Promoting Effective Practices
• Leading a Nonprofit
• Managing Crisis
• Managing Public Grants
• Measuring Outcomes
• Partnerships
• Sustainability
• Working with Consultants

Surveillance of Policies and Environments Affecting Chronic Disease
This resource is a listing of policies and environments in Georgia that affect chronic disease.