As a template, the dashboard can be used with any health focus area and with any indicators.  Since CHIA is alcohol-focused, the dashboard presents a limited number of representative alcohol-related indicators that were selected by a committee of subject matter experts (please see the Acknowledgements section in the Introduction tab of the dashboard).   We urge users to choose the indicators that best represent their local conditions and efforts.  For a comprehensive overview of alcohol-related strategies and indicators, please see the CHIA Strategy Map for Preventing and Reducing Alcohol Misuse.

To introduce users to the dashboard, 4 YouTube tutorials are currently available on our website's CHIA Resources page, each 5-20 minutes in length.  More tutorials will be added over the next few weeks. 

We need your feedback on the dashboard!  We are currently scheduling online feedback groups in December to evaluate this tool.  Please take this Doodle poll to indicate your availability.  All feedback group participants will receive a one-on-one session with the CHIA Project Manager on applying the dashboard to their local CHIP work. Before attending the feedback group, you must spend at least an hour exploring the dashboard and entering your local data, and you'll want to either read the directions or watch the tutorials before inputting your local data.  Your feedback on the dashboard will help us improve this tool before it is disseminated more widely in the spring of 2017.  Thank you for your participation! 

All CHIA tools and tutorials are available on the CHIA Resources page under the Alcohol-Related Resources tab at www.wicommunityhealth.org. Please share them with your coalition partners.

For more information about the CHIA Dashboard and how to use it to track your Community Health Improvement work, contact Project Manager Sara Jesse at sara.jesse@badgerbay.co.

Looking to discuss best practices in community health improvement with your peers across Wisconsin?  Join the CHIA Community of Practice, which includes webinars, in-person training, and the CHIA Google Group.  CHIA aims to deepen knowledge and expertise in implementing and evaluating community health improvement strategies with an emphasis on policy, systems, and environmental changes that address unhealthy and risky alcohol use in Wisconsin communities.  For more information about CHIA, visit our website.  CHIA is funded by a grant from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program.

The webinars are part of the CHIA Community of Practice, which aims to deepen knowledge and expertise in implementing and evaluating community health improvement strategies, with an emphasis on policy, systems, and environmental changes that address unhealthy and risky alcohol use in Wisconsin communities. In addition to the webinars, the CHIA Community of Practice meets in-person via expert-facilitated training and statewide summits, and electronically via its Google Group.

For more information about CHIA, please contact Sara Jesse at sara.jesse@badgerbay.co.

Each of the dozen initiatives presented in Alcohol-Related Objectives with Focus is accompanied by information to guide successful implementation: 

•       A sample performance objective that is time-bound and measurable

•       A description of the approach

•       The evidence base for the strategy

•       A listing of select implementation tools

An introductory section grounds the user in the “Choosing Effective Policies and Programs” stage of community health improvement and provides a simple framework for coalitions aiming to get started on or revamp their alcohol-related work. 

Download Alcohol-Related Objectives with Focus from the Table of Resources (under the Resources by Stage tab) at www.wicommunityhealth.org.  The Table of Resources also includes the parent document, Objectives with Focus.  Created by the CHIPP Infrastructure Improvement Project, Objectives with Focus includes sample objectives for mental health, oral health, and physical activity and nutrition.

Looking to discuss best practices in community health improvement with your peers across Wisconsin?  Join the CHIA Community of Practice, which includes webinars, in-person training, and the CHIA Google Group.  Community Health Improvement in Action (CHIA) aims to deepen knowledge and expertise in implementing and evaluating community health improvement strategies with an emphasis on policy, systems, and environmental changes that address unhealthy and risky alcohol use in Wisconsin communities.  For more information about CHIA, visit our website or contact Project Manager Sara Jesse at sara.jesse@badgerbay.co.   CHIA is funded by a grant from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program.

CHIA Google Group
Over 170 members have joined the CHIA Google Group since its launch in January of 2015. Current discussion topics include the challenges of choosing effective policies and programs, collaborative leadership, and improving the alcohol environment at local festivals and events. 

CHIA Google Group members can use their current email to view posts, start new conversations, and reply to others.  For those who would like to use the online interface (optional), a Google/Gmail account is needed and can be obtained free of charge.

CHIA Webinars
A series of ten CHIA educational webinars is planned, with one 1-hour webinar every few months through 2016.  So far, two webinars have been held:  “Best Practices in Community Health Improvement” and “Working Together in Community Health Improvement.” For a listing of past (archived), present, and future webinars, visit the Calendar under the Education and Events tab at www.WICommunityHealth.org.

Statewide Summits
Planned for the fall of 2015 and 2016, the CHIA statewide summits will help build momentum toward collective impact on alcohol-related community health improvement.  The summits are an opportunity for Community of Practice participants to meet in-person to collaboratively develop a shared vision and direction. 

To join the CHIA Google Group, register for a webinar, or find out more about CHIA, please contact Sara Jesse at sara.jesse@badgerbay.co or visit “Resources for Improving Community Health” at www.WICommunityHealth.org.

• The Wisconsin Guidebook on Improving the Health of Local Communities, a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the community health improvement process. For each stage of the process, the Guidebook offers checklists, state and national guidelines (PHAB, IRS, and Wisconsin Statutes), and links to related resources, tools and templates.

• Resources for engaging stakeholders, including recruiting, sustaining engagement, and establishing a common knowledge base.
  
  
• Tools for data gathering and analysis: The Recommended Core Data Set for Initial Assessment & Prioritization; The Compendium of Data for Action Planning and Evaluation; and Listening to the Community: A Guide to Primary Data Collection.
  
  
• A list of evidence-based strategies – along with resources for implementation and sample objectives – for priority areas frequently chosen by local communities is available in Objectives with Focus: A Pick List of Sample Objectives for Effective Implementation.
  
  
• Templates for creating an implementation plan and sharing plans and updates with the community in the form of fact sheets and a template PowerPoint presentation. 

These and other resources were created as part of the CHIPP (Community Health Improvement Plans and Processes) Infrastructure Improvement Project, a 2011-2014 community-academic partnership between the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards (WALHDAB), the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI), and numerous other core partners and stakeholders, with funding provided by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP).  The WALHDAB-UWPHI partnership continues with a second CHIPP-related, WPP-funded project, Community Health Improvement in Action (CHIA), 2014-2017.

For more information about CHIA or the CHIPP resources, please contact Sara Jesse at sara.jesse@badgerbay.co.

Looking to discuss community health improvement plans and processes (CHIPP) best practices with your peers across Wisconsin?  Community Health Improvement in Action (CHIA) has just launched a Google Group as part of its Community of Practice. The online forum/listserv is one of several CHIA activities that aim to deepen knowledge and expertise in implementing and evaluating community health improvement strategies, with an emphasis on policy, systems, and environmental changes that address unhealthy and risky alcohol use in Wisconsin communities. In addition to the Google Group, the CHIA Community of Practice will meet in-person via expert-facilitated training and statewide summits, and electronically via webinars and conference calls.

Over 170 members have joined the CHIA Google Group since its launch on January 23, 2015. Current discussion topics include leadership and facilitation of CHIPP, presenting data effectively, and improving the alcohol environment at local festivals and events. 

CHIA Google Group members can use their current email to view posts, start new conversations, and reply to others.  For those who would like to use the online interface (optional), a Google/Gmail account is needed and can be obtained free of charge.

To join the CHIA Google Group, or for more information about CHIA, please contact Sara Jesse at sara.jesse@badgerbay.co or visit “Resources for Improving Community Health” at www.WICommunityHealth.org.