New NBCH Action Brief on Community Health

According to the County Health Rankings, an annual breakdown of the health of counties in every state, there are a multitude of factors that influence health, including where people live, learn, work, and play. Improving the health of a community should be everyone’s business, and employers play a critical role in helping to build healthy communities and promote a healthy population. This Action Brief outlines the scope of community health; how health plans are addressing the issues based on data from eValue8™ — a resource used by purchasers to track health plan performance — and actions employers can take to partner with others and invest in the health of a community through sustainable and evidence-based interventions.

NBCH gratefully acknowledges the support of the American Public Health Association’s Community Transformation Grant Program funded through CDC grant #5U58DP003757-02, CDFA #93.531 for the development of this Action Brief.