Improving the social determinants of health is fundamental to the work of health departments, and our new resource Moving from Research to Action: Policy Scans to Promote Community Health can help. It was designed to support public health practitioners in better understanding how to leverage policy scans to support the identification, assessment, and prioritization of policy options in collaboration with community partners, to ensure that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to lead a healthy life.
This resource draws on our work conducting policy scans in collaboration with national organizations and government partners, featuring examples from the Douglas County Health Department in Nebraska. We hope that this resource will help public health practitioners understand how they can use policy scans as a tool to promote community health.
7/31/2025