Community Health Campaign Resources - NU430 - Community Health Nursing

Evidence-Based Population Innovation Assignment

For this class, you are being asked to work in groups to create a presentation for a community health issue like the following:

alcohol/tobacco and other drug problems
school nursing
teen pregnancy

Once your group has chosen its issue, you will need to do some background research on the issue to describe its scope and impact on our community, including:

health & population data, statistics, indicators, or indices
degrees of impact at local, state (Illinois), and national levels
agents involved in causation
population segments at risk

The resources on this page will assist in finding statistical information, as well as provide industry guidelines to design a successful campaign.

Statistics Resources

Census Bureau Data
The leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
Population Estimates- U.S. Census Bureau
Current national, state, and county population estimates.
National Center for Health Statistics
From the CDC, statistics on various health topics.
Illinois Department of Public Health
Health statistics for Illinois.
County Health Rankings
From the Robert Woods Johnson/University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data (SEER)
Cancer data from 1973-2011.
MMWR (Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report)
Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.

ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
Statistics about social, political and economic subjects collected by U.S. government agencies and published by ProQuest. Covers 2013 to the present. The most recent editions are also available in print in the reference collection (REF. HA202 .S7).

Social Media Campaign Resources

The Health Communicator's Social Media Toolkit
"In this guide, you will find information to help you get started using social media—from developing governance to determining which channels best meet your communication objectives to creating a social media strategy. You will also learn about popular channels you can incorporate into your plan, such as blogs, video-sharing sites, mobile applications and RSS feeds. This toolkit is intended for a beginner audience, although some viewers with an intermediate level may find parts of the toolkit useful."
Guide to Writing for Social Media
"This Guide aims to assist you in translating your messages so they resonate and are relevant to social media audiences, and encourage action, engagement, and interaction. It is largely tactical, giving you specific ways to write for social media channels. Although a wide variety of social media tools exist, this Guide will focus on three specific channels: Facebook, Twitter, and text messages (short message service, or SMS)."

NU430 - Community Health Nursing: Community Health Campaign Resources

Evidence-Based Population Innovation Assignment

Statistics Resources

Social Media Campaign Resources

Illinois Department of Public Health and Macon County Health Department Resources