Welcome! The Michigan Healthy Communities Collaborative, comprised of partner organizations throughout Michigan, has developed online assessments and websites to help promote and support better health for Michigan citizens – in communities, at work, at school and in places of worship. Below are brief descriptions of the assessments, as well as a map showing the communities and organizations that have participated.

Healthy Community Checklist: Communities can get a snapshot of their health environment by completing this online checklist.


Healthy Schools, Healthy Students: The Healthy Schools websites feature the Healthy School Action Tools (HSAT), Healthy School Environment Recognition Program, Healthy Schools Success Story website, and Student Health Survey website.


Promoting Active Communities: Communities can see how well they support and promote physical activity and become eligible for the Michigan Fitness Foundation Active Community Award.


Promoting Healthy Eating: Communities can use the online Nutrition Environment Assessment Tool (NEAT) as the first step in improving their support of healthy eating.


Creating Smoke-Free Communities: Communities can use the Smoke-Free Communities Assessment Tool (SFCAT) to help increase smoke-free environments in ALL community venues.


Healthy Work Environments: Employers can use the Designing Healthy Environments at Work (DHEW) assessment to identify ways to create a healthier work environment.


Walk by Faith: Two websites providing resources to assist Michigan faith leaders in promoting healthy congregants: one features the Promoting Healthy Congregations assessment and the other is the online home of the Michigan Faith-Based Health Association.


MI Healthy Communities: Information, resources and tools to assist local health departments and others in improving the health of the communities they serve.


Community Coalition Assessment Tool: Community coalitions can use the assessment survey and feedback reports to identify strengths & improvement needs in 6 important areas of function.
View participants in the following MI Health Tools Assessments



Presented by the Michigan Healthy Communities Collaborative

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