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Resources for Public Health Professionals

*Note: Many of the following materials are in the Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the files. Some of the PDF files are zipped to make them faster to download. You may need WinZip to decompress them prior to reading them.

• Community Tool Box

"How-to" tools for community health and development, such as leadership, strategic planning, community assessment, advocacy, grant writing, and evaluation.
• Guide to Community Preventive Services

Evidence-based recommendations regarding the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of public health interventions.
• Policy and Environmental Change Strategies for Schools

Materials to help make presentations to decision-makers about policy and environmental change strategies in schools to promote healthy behaviors.