Toolkits & Guides

Measuring Social Determinants of Health

The PhenX toolkit curates standard data collection measures for various topic areas, this specific one being for measuring social determinants of health. Using standard measures allows you to compare "apples to apples" with other research projects, as opposed to each...

Applying for Grants

The Community Tool Box outlines the key steps to creating a grant application that's likely to succeed. This could be helpful if you're newer to grants, or if you're looking for a step-by-step guide to work through with a partner.

Guide to Equitable Language in Grant Writing

This one-page infographic is a good reminder of some key considerations when writing about health disparities and health equity using language that accurately describes the context and respects/empowers the population. Perfect to print and post in your work space.

Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships

The Community Tool Box outlines the steps in forming and sustaining a partnership, including what questions you should ask yourselves and how to plan for (and overcome) barriers to success. This is a step-by-step guide for starting a partnership on the right foot --...

Making Community Partnerships Work: A Toolkit

The March of Dimes Foundation created a comprehensive toolkit to learn about, prepare for, begin, and sustain community-based participatory partnerships. The toolkit is intended "for newcomers and seasoned organizers, community-based groups, public and private...

Participatory Asset Mapping: A Community Research Lab Toolkit

Healthy City, a program of the Advancement Project California, offers a comprehensive guide to conducting asset mapping, the process of identifying and providing information on a community's existing assets. This is good for people who learn by reading, and it has...