National Network Resources for Special Populations

Every month, the Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) aggregates upcoming webinars, events and other resources hosted by the CDC-funded National Networks.

New NORC Rural Health Mapping Tool

NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) released an interactive mapping tool late last year. The measures included in the mapping tool provide a comprehensive picture of the well-being of rural communities, and it is the first publicly available tool to display a county-level map of the prosperity index developed by NORC.

Tobacco Control News & Research – March 2023

Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based tobacco control and geographic health disparities. This page is updated regularly throughout the month.

Cancer Control News & Research – March 2023

Each month, the Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based cancer control and geographic health disparities. This page is updated regularly throughout the month.

Upcoming Webinar: Impact of Vaping Prevention Advertisements on US Adolescents

Join CADCA’s Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Communicating for Health Impact (CHI) Lab for our upcoming webinar.

State of Tobacco Control 2023: Proven Policies to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use

The American Lung Association (ALA) recently released their 21st annual State of Tobacco Control report. The report serves as a blueprint for actions that should be taken at the state and federal levels to reduce death and disease caused by tobacco use. The ALA assigns state and federal policies letter grades, A through F, based on their effectiveness in preventing and reducing tobacco use.

Cancer Control News & Research – February 2023

Each month, the Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based cancer control and geographic health disparities. This page is updated regularly throughout the month.

Tobacco Control News & Research – February 2023

Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based tobacco control and geographic health disparities. This page is updated regularly throughout the month.

PLACES: Local Data for Better Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) PLACES database was created through a partnership between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the CDC Foundation. The PLACES website is a public, interactive resource. Users can view and download data by county, place, census tract, and Zip Code Tabulations Area (ZCTA). New PLACES data was released in December 2022.

Tobacco Control News & Research – January 2023

Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based tobacco control and geographic health disparities. This page is updated regularly throughout the month.

Cancer Control News & Research – January 2023

Each month, the Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based cancer control and geographic health disparities. This page is updated regularly throughout the month.

Cancer Control News & Research – December 2022

Each month, GHEA aggregates the latest news and research related to place-based cancer control and geographic health disparities. This page is updated regularly throughout the month.