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Resource Library

WE CAN HAVE GREATER IMPACT COLLECTIVELY.
 
Our Resource Library exists to:
 
  • Build a credible library of resources relevant to our region.
  • Share documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
  • Add to our shared ‘tool box’ the tools you’ve found useful towards improving community health and quality of life.
  • The ultimate goal is to strengthen communities within our region by sharing local knowledge and identifying gaps in our collective efforts.
To add to the Resource Library, please review our GUIDELINES and SUBMIT HERE.
 
View resources authored by organizations within the three coastal counties in our LOCAL RESOURCE COLLECTIONS.
 
 

Explore Our Collections

Resource Collections

A collection of resources authored by organizations within Mississippi's three coastal counties.

COVID-19

A growing collection of COVID-19 resources relevant to a healthy and resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast

Economic and Workforce Development

A growing collection of economic and workforce development.resources relevant to a healthy and resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Education

A growing collection of education resources relevant to a healthy and resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Environment

A growing collection of environmental resources relevant to a healthy and resilient Gulf Coast.

Food Systems

A growing collection of food systems.resources relevant to a healthy and resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Health & Wellness

A growing collection of health care resources relevant to a resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Housing

A growing collection of housing resources relevant to a healthy and resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Steering Committee Activity

Current Steering Committee Members; Meeting Highlights

Transportation & Land Use

A growing collection of transportation and land use resources relevant to a healthy and resilient Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Type Title Topics Resource Date

2019 DASH Focus Groups Findings_a cross-sector data sharing conversation

Summarized findings of the 2019 DASH Mentorship and focus groups "Data Sharing Conversation".

Health, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Economy October 19, 2020

RESEARCH BRIEFS & SYNTHESES Moving Toward Active Transportation: How Policies Can Encourage Walking and Bicycling

Active Living Research | RESEARCH REVIEW

Health, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Community / Transportation January, 2016

Rebuild Healthy Homes

Comprehensive guide to post-disaster restoration for a safe and healthy home. Published by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office ...

Health / Respiratory Diseases, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants May, 2015

Mitigation Lessons: A Comparison of Flood & Wind Risk Reduction Programs for Coastal Communities

This research explores the needs and policy options to support and implement effective and equitable nonstructural programs and processes to ...

Environmental Health, Economy, Community / Public Safety 2015

AIA Design & Health Series: IMPACTING HEALTH- The impact of walkable community design on the health of Mueller, Texas residents

This report measures the effect of a walkable community on the physical and social behavior of residents. The report uses pre- and post-move data ...

Health / Physical Activity, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Community / Social Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: MEASURING HEALTH IN LEED Representation of health and wellbeing within U.S. Green Building Council LEED 2009 rating systems

This report aims to identify and inventory health-focused credits within LEED, among other efforts to further tie green building to health outcomes.

Health, Environmental Health / Air, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: VITAMINS FOR THE 21st CENTURY- Valuing design as a tool for primary prevention

This report identifies and discusses key publications by the Institute of Medicine that call for non-clinical solutions to the nation's health burden.

Health, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Community / Social Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: MOVING SCHOOLS FORWARD- A design recipe for health: Buckingham County primary & secondary school, Dillwyn, VA

This case study highlights the architectural and health outputs of the multi-disciplinary team responsible for the Buckingham County Primary ...

Education / School Environment, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Community / Social Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: PARK DESIGN for physical activity & health

This report presents two case studies that illustrate how the Trust for Public Land incorporates health principles into the design and development ...

Health / Physical Activity, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Community / Social Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: BUILDING RESILIENCE- Scaled strategies for healthy community design

This report explores strategies used by communities to build resilience and health through design.

Health, Economy, Environmental Health April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: A PUBLIC GOOD? - Reintroducing agriculture production into the design of cities

This report considers the structural connections between urbanism and the growing of food.

Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Health / Physical Activity, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: HEALTH IN CONTEXT- A new role for green building design

This report considers the evidence of green building strategies' (as defined by LEED) influence on community health.

Health, Economy, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: DAYLIGHT & DEMENTIA CARE- Daylight design performance criteria for dementia care facilities

This report discusses light as "therapy" and day-lighting design requirements as the background for a performance-based design framework.

Health / Older Adults, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: Shaping the Nashville Plan

This report outlines the content and value of a 2014 publication of the same name, which focuses on Davidson County, TN.

Health, Economy, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: WALKABLE COMMUNITIES Evaluating Impacts of a Walkable Community on Residents’ Physical and Social Health

The series converges architecture with public health and leads designers to ask: 1. What part of public health belongs to design? 2. How do we ...

Health / Physical Activity, Economy, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: BIOPHILIC DESIGN- Strategies to generate wellness and productivity

This report presents three case studies that incorporate biophilic design principles to realize positive health outcomes.

Health / Physical Activity, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: HEALTH IMPACTS of Green Buildings

This report describes research that used the Bullitt Center as a pilot project to collect data regarding building impacts on physical activity and ...

Community / Governance, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Environmental Health / Built Environment April, 2014

Mississippi Gulf Coast Fair Housing and Equity Assessment

An assessment to understand the historical, current, and future context for equity and opportunity in the region and to integrate the findings ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Environmental Health / Built Environment October, 2013

Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Housing Recommendations

Recommendations to address many of the current housing and housing-related challenges in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region and to effectively plan ...

Economy / Housing & Homes, Environmental Health / Built Environment May, 2013

The Plan for Opportunity: Regional Sustainability Plan for the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Community / Transportation, Economy, Environmental Health 2013

Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Housing Stakeholder Analysis

Economy / Housing & Homes, Environmental Health / Built Environment October, 2012

Mississippi Gulf Coast Housing Assessment

An analysis of residents’ current level of access to affordable, quality housing in the region; existing barriers to housing choice; and areas ...

Environmental Health / Built Environment, Economy / Housing & Homes, Economy August, 2012

Smart Growth for Coastal and Waterfront Communities

A comprehensive guide: making the case for Smart Growth in Coastal and Waterfront Communities.

Health, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Economy / Housing & Homes September, 2009

Making the Case for Linking Community Development and Health

Building a Movement to Improve Low-Income Communities and the Lives of the People Living in Them

Health, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Community / Social Environment
Gulf Coast Community Exchange