
Step 1
CONSULT YOUR CHA/CHIP

Step 2
WRITE A PROBLEM STATEMENT

Step 3
WRITE SMART GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Step 4
REVIEW AND SELECT STRATEGIES

Step 5
PLAN TO ADAPT AND IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY

Step 6
IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE STRATEGY
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Step 4:
Review and Select Strategies
The Community Guide is a free resource that allows you to quickly identify effective strategies to implement in your jurisdiction.
To identify appropriate evidence-based strategies to meet your prevention goals, visit The Community Guide website and click on the topics menu to find your health topic of interest. To learn more about Community Guide's systematic review process and the Community Preventive Services Task Force’s ranking system, visit The Community Guide Website.
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Links to Helpful Tools
- How LHDs have Implemented Community Guide Recommendations: Download NACCHO’s Community Guide and Model Practices Crosswalk
- Visit The Community Guide
Learn more - Understanding the Task Force Findings
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More Evidence-based Intervention Sources
- The Cochrane Public Health Group
- Prevention Communication Research Database
Learn more - SAMSHA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
- NCI’s Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPS)
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