Publications

Newest NBCH Action Brief

April 2013: 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.

Recent NBCH Publications

Community Health Evaluation Technical Action Guide: This Technical Action Guide summarizes evaluation approaches when designing and implementing a community action plan (CAP). The guide offers a set of best practice recommendations for coalitions to follow in replicating this process of initiating and evaluating robust change strategies to improve community health outcomes.

Community Health Implementation Technical Action Guide: This Technical Action Guide summarizes the approach to implementation of a community action plan (CAP). The guide offers a set of best practice recommendations for coalitions to follow in replicating this process of initiating and evaluating robust change strategies to improve community health outcomes. Click here to see all NBCH Publications.

Newest Purchasing High Performance Newsletter

September 2012 Edition  Q&A About the Future of the Affordable Care Act with NBCH President Andrew Webber and Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis As CareFirst Tweaks the Medical Home, Doctors Flock and Costs Dip "Choosing Wisely" Campaign Takes Aim at Overuse Smart Phones and Social Media vs. Bad Peanut Butter Do You Speak CFO? Is There a Place in the Market for Private Exchanges? Click here to see past editions.