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Through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO aims to improve the adoption and use of evidence-based approaches to preventive services among Local Health Departments (LHDs) by promoting the use of The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide).

The Goal of The Community Guide

communityGuide The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide), is a free resource designed to help identify evidence-based programs, practices, and policies to improve health and prevent disease, injury, and disability in the community.

The Community Guide (www.thecommunityguide.org) findings and recommendations are based on systematic reviews of scientific literature by reading the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) (www.thecommunityguide.org). The Task Force is an independent, nonfederal, volunteer body, appointed by the Director of the CDC, whose members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy expertise in community preventive services, public health, health promotion, and disease prevention.

The Task Force has issued evidence-based findings and recommendations for more than 210 population-based interventions covering 18 topic areas and settings designed to:
• Promote healthy behaviors/reduce unhealthy behaviors;
• Reduce specific diseases, injuries, or impairments; and
• Promote healthy behaviors in community settings.

Visit NACCHO's Training and Technical Assistance site for Community Guide Users, click here

In the Spotlight

NACCHO's Community Guide Screencast Series

Part I and II of NACCHO's screencast series, "Three Ways the Community Guide Makes the LHD Worker's Job Easier," is now available. The screencasts will focus on:

Use Task Force recommendations from the Community Guide to quickly identify prevention approaches that work
Access systematic review findings from the Community Guide to enhance your grants
Use resources from the Community Guide to promote dialog with multi-sector stakeholders
Learn six steps you can take to integrate Community Guide findings into your Community Health Improvement Plan as part of your accreditation efforts

Access the screencasts by visiting the Community Guide's Resources page.

Stories from the Field: LHD Use of the Community Guide

Has your local health department (LHD) successfully implemented recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community Guide)? If so, NACCHO encourages you to fill out a short from and share your experience with other LHDs. Click here to share your story.

How can State and Local Health Departments use the Community Guide

Promote dialogue
Mobilize communities
Develop policies
Inform research priorities
Educate
Evaluate
Identify successful programs

How can we assist you in using the Community Guide recommendations in your local planning efforts?

Tell us your successes, your challenges and your request for technical assistance, tools or resources. Send us an e-mail to: CG@naccho.org.