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The Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) is the most comprehensive public clearinghouse for information on financial incentives and policies that support renewable energy and energy efficiency in the United States.
CDC uses program evaluation to answer important questions about public health programs through methodical and intentional engagement with interest holders.
Population projections that account for both Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and Representative Concentration Pathways
Website providing resources about the basics of public engagement benefits, principles, design and other topics to help local and regional agencies successfully involve stakeholders in local public decision making.
Report providing practical support to cities to develop a comprehensive and effective engagement strategy.
This is a three stage tool that assesses capacity for public engagement and identifies key activities to advance capacity and capabilities.
USALEEP (U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project) provides census-tract–level estimates of life expectancy at birth for nearly all neighborhoods in the United States. Developed by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics with partners, it uses death records and population data to show how long people are expected to live, on average, in small geographic areas. These data help researchers, health departments, and communities identify and address stark local differences in longevity linked to social, economic, and environmental conditions.
A example of a logic model and blank logic model template provided by the US EPA used to provide the roadmap of a project. From the document: "Logic models are useful tools for defining the educational and environmental outputs and outcomes that are planned to accomplish the goals and objectives of the project. A logic model is a visual presentation of the relationships between your work and your desired results. It communicates the performance story of your project, focusing attention on the most important connections between your actions and the results. A logic model can serve as a basic road map for the project, explaining where you are and where you hope to end up."
The Health Impact Assessment site on Community Commons is an online library and hub for all things related to health impact assessment (HIA) and Health in All Policies. It hosts a searchable, filterable database of hundreds of completed HIAs, a national map to explore them by geography, vital conditions, and priority populations, and collections of guides, briefs, datasets, and training resources to help users conduct and apply HIAs in practice. Designed for communities, agencies, and practitioners, the site supports integrating health, equity, and well‑being considerations into policies, plans, and investments across sectors such as housing, transportation, planning, and education.
R package that provides 1) machine learning to predict air pollution under average weather conditions, 2) a method to quantify the impact of air quality policies on air pollution. It includes functions for data collection and preparation, model building, performance evaluation, and causal impact analysis.
