Built Environment ResourcesCategory Type Hyperlink and DescriptionASTHMAestimating healthcare and related costs of pediatric Asthma

Cost Data CDC pediatric asthma aggregated costs and per ER visit

Healthcare Data CDC findings on lost days of school due to asthma

Cost Data CDC fact sheet on cost of asthma in the US

Cost Data Health Care Cost Institute report on 2010-2013 health care costs for children

Healthcare Data Overview of Healthcare Related Stats for US Children 2014

ROI Calculator AHRQ Asthma ROI calculator

Success Story MA Improves Quality of Life for Children with Asthma

Evaluation Guidance AAP Community Asthma Initiative: Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Program for Comprehensive Asthma

Cost Analysis Cost Analysis for Community-Based Case Management Intervention Program for Pediatric Asthma

Success Story Phone Call-Back Program Reduces Asthma Related ER Visits

Healthcare Data Trends in Hospital Stays for Asthma, 2000-2010

Cost Data Pediatric Asthma - Asthma Costs Nationally, Locally, and Personally

General Info Global Burden of Asthma 2014

FOOD SYSTEMS Sample Plan State of Vermont Farm-to-Plate Food System Plan – Example of the collective impact model

Toolkit USDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit - helps urban and small farms navigate more than 70 resources, including technical assistance and financing opportunities. It also includes information on best practices and check lists for start-ups and early-stage producers planning outdoor or indoor operations.

Portal Healthy Food Access Portal - This tool (from Policy Link) is a resource to identify strategies and funding to increase access to healthy foods in your community, including linkages to funding strategies.

General info Provider-Led Strategies for Addressing Food Insecurity - The Advisory Board Company’s Population Health Advisor Team released new research on implementing programs to address food insecurity. The report includes case profiles that highlight a broad range of services as well as action steps for improving food security in your community.

Toolkit Healthy Corner Stores – Toolkit and information about implementing a healthy corner store initiative.

AFFORDABLE/HEALTHY HOUSING

General Guidance A collaborative in Oregon demonstrates that incorporating health care and social services into affordable housing makes a difference. This blog post proposes four policy recommendations for healthy housing.

ROI A new study from Cleveland looks at the correlations between living conditions and kindergarten readiness. Making the case for upstream housing interventions.

Research National Center for Healthy Housing - NCHH conducts research to find scientifically valid and practical strategies for making homes safe and healthy. Through its education and training programs, NCHH alerts families and those who serve them to hazards in the home environment. NCHH's policy work translates its scientific and technical work into government and non-governmental standards, programs, and policies.

Policy and Education Green and Healthy Homes initiative - a national organization that works in policy and education, providing a comprehensive assessment of the physical health of families as well as the health of the structure they live in. By training housing contractors to make housing more conducive to health, the initiative is bridging the gap between health care and industry, drawing unexpected partners into the world of public health.HUD Healthy Communities Transformation Initiative - funded by HUD’s Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC), to improve the health systems and the physical, social, and economic service structures that support healthy living and healthy behaviors in our communities. Two key elements of the HCTI are the development of a Healthy Communities Index (HCI) and a Healthy Communities Assessment Tool (HCAT).