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What is the Toolbox?

•The NACCHO Toolbox is a free online collection of local public health tools produced and developed by members of the public health community

•Tools are uploaded to the NACCHO Toolbox and placed into corresponding Toolkits

• Currently there are 26 Toolkits in the NACCHO Toolbox

•You MUST register with NACCHO.org before gaining access to the Toolbox

• What is the Toolbox?

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What is a Toolkit?

•Stored in the 26 Toolkits are over 2,500 Tools

•A few toolkit examples are: Accreditation Preparation, Chronic Disease Prevention, Communications, Epidemiology, EQUIPh, Food Safety, Health Equity and Social Justice, Influenza, Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health… and many more!

•Tools can be updated, removed, and replaced

• What is a Toolkit?

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Usefulness of NACCHO’s Toolbox

•NACCHO’s Toolbox is a one stop shop for public health tools that can benefit your local health department

•The extensive database of tools can help identify gaps or areas for improvement in your local health department’s strategic plans

•Tools are a helpful way for local health departments to accomplish their work without re-inventing the wheel

• Usefulness of Toolbox

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Tool Submission Formats – Tools can be submitted in the three formats:

•Provide contact information of the institutional author of the tool or the distributor of the tool. Anyone interested in the tool will have to contact that author to receive the tool

•Provide a hyperlink to another internet location where the tool is hosted or stored

•Upload the tool itself with the institutional author’s permission. This can be a PDF, a Word document, or audio

• Formats

• Formats-Access and Use-Video Presentation-Featured Tools • Questions?

•The NACCHO Toolbox can be accessed from the home page of naccho.org.•Users must register with naccho.org in order to download tools from the Toolbox. It is free to register and free to use.•Creating a username and password allows you to create a list of your favorite tools

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How do I access the NACCHO Toolbox?

Find a Tool By Keyword Search

• Use

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Results Can Be Sorted Dynamically

• Use

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Download a Tool

• Use

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Bookmark a Tool for Later Use

• Bookmark

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• Usefulness of a tool is very important, so NACCHO developed a rating system•Tools can be rated on a star scale from 1-5 by clicking “Rate It”•The ratings are shared with those that click on the tool

• Homepage Summary

• Using the Homepage-Spotlights-You Need to Know-Featured Events-Featured Tools-Billboard • Homepage Remix

-Discuss thoughts for homepage -Formulate ideas about functionality/layout

• Questions?

Rating a Tool in the Toolbox

A Short Video Presentation

• Video Presentation

• Video Presentation-Featured Tools • Questions?

A featured tool is chosen to promote a Winnable Battle or provide a vital service to local health departments

What are Featured Tools?

Six Winnable Battles

1. Healthcare Associated Infections

2. HIV / STI

3. Motor Vehicle Safety

4. Obesity, Nutrition, Physical Activity,

and Food Safety

5. Tobacco

6. Teen Pregnancy

• Featured Tools

-Featured Tools • Questions?

• Broken into 4 program categories•Preparedness•Community Health•Environmental Health•Public Health Infrastructure Systems

•Tweeted twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday

•Tools are chosen by NACCHO program staff, usually depending on six winnable battles or most relevant to programs

•Follow us on Twitter @nacchoalerts and find us on Facebook.com/NACCHOHQ

Featured Tools: Additional Information

• Featured Tools

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AdditionalQuestions?

• What is the Toolbox?

• What is the Toolbox-What is a Toolkit?-Usefulness of Toolbox-Formats-Access and Use-Video Presentation-Featured Tools • Questions?