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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

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

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: 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: CASE STUDY: Lincoln Glen Manor

This case study features a retirement community designed to minimize the effects of social isolation among residents.

Health / Older Adults, Community / Social Environment, Economy April, 2014

AIA Design & Health Series: FAYETTEVILLE 2030- Food City Scenario

Food City devises a model transition vocabulary for developing an urban food production system beyond the scale of the individual garden. The ...

Community / Social Environment, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Economy 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

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

Community / Transportation, Economy, Environmental Health 2013

Savor the Coast: A recipe for a sustainable coast

Health, Economy, Community / Transportation September, 2011

Mississippi Gulf Coast Food System Stakeholder Analysis

Health, Economy, Community / Transportation September, 2011

Mississippi Gulf Coast Food System Assessment

Envisioning a more sustainable food system for the Mississippi Gulf Coast, this study comprises one facet of the Plan for Opportunity to better ...

Health, Economy, Community / Transportation September, 2011

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