Healthy Communities
Policies & Resources Hub
This health policy resource hub is intended to bring together key resources that can be used to inform research and policy discussions to support healthy communities. Establishing informed key policies is vital to improving health outcomes.
More items will be added to the hub over time.
More items will be added to the hub over time.
Cannabis, Tobacco, & Alcohol
- Addressing Point of Sale
- Article: The effectiveness of limiting alcohol outlet density as a means of reducing excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms
- Cannabis Control Board: Guidance Documents
- Cannabis Control Board: Guidance for Local Cannabis Commissions
- Cannabis Control Board: Guidance for Municipalities
- Cannabis Legalization in State Legislatures: Public Health Opportunity and Risk
- Checklist for Vermont School Substance Use Policies & Procedures
- Content Neutral Advertising Laws: Tobacco
- Electricity Use in Marijuana Production
- Example Lease Addendum: Marijuana Policy
- Example Ordinance: Cannabis Taxation
- Example Ordinance: Prohibiting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Establishes that Sell or Display Drug and Tobacco Paraphernalia
- Example Ordinance: Regulating Local Cannabis Retail Sales and Marketing
- Example Ordinance: Sale and Distribution of Marijuana
- Example Ordinance: Smoke-Free Multiunit Housing Model Ordinance
- Example Policy: Alcohol and Drug/Substance Use on School Property or at School Functions
- Example Policies: Reducing Social Access to Alcohol
- Example Policy: Restrictions on Public Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Substitutes, and Marijuana/Cannabis
- Example Policy: Smoke Free Housing
- Example Policy: Smoke Free Recreation Areas
- Example Policy: Smoking & Tobacco
- Example Policy: Youth Sports Substance Use
- Example Resolution: Establishing a Restricted Buffer Zone
- Example Zoning Ordinance: Marijuana
- Example Zoning Ordinance: Regulating the Location of Retail Establishments Selling Tobacco Products
- Findings and Recommendations for Taxing & Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana in Vermont
- Guide to No Smoking Policies for Community Associations
- Health Impact Assessment: Marijuana Regulation in Vermont
- Impacts of Marijuana Dispensary Density and Neighborhood Ecology on Marijuana Abuse and Dependence
- Impacts of Marijuana Cultivation on Aquatic Habitat
- Marijuana Cultivation and Toxicant Use
- Marijuana Policy Decision Matrix
- Municipalities with Local 100% Smokefree Laws
- Parent Up: Is My Child at Risk?
- Pesticide Use in Cannabis Production
- Planning for Substance Use Prevention
- Planning Toolkit: Preventing Youth Substance Misuse and Building Protective Factors
- Regulating Smoking in Multi-Unit Housing
- Restricting Tobacco Advertising
- Substance-Free Get Together Ideas
- Talking Points on Alcohol, Cannabis, CBD, and Vaping
- Teaching Prevention at an Early Age
- VLCT: Municipal Regulation of Alcohol and Tobacco and Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising
- Windsor County Community Profile
Childcare
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Anti-Bias Education and Leadership in Early Childhood Resources
- Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Kids
- Anti-Racism Resources: the Vermont Network
- Community Connections: The LGBTQ+ Perspectives Project
- Creating a Welcoming Environment
- Diversity & Equity Strategic Plan, City of Burlington
- DEI Commitment Statement Guide with Examples
- LGBTQI+ Health Equity Provider Training
- LGBTQI+ Inclusion Resources for Early Childhood Education
- Out in the Open: Connecting Rural LGBTQ People
- Planner's Playbook: Improving Health & Equity
- Pursuing Health Equity through Welcoming Work
- Top 10 Things Your Clinic, Practice, or Department Can Do to Create a Welcoming Environment
- Understanding LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Early Childhood Education
Food Security
- Children's Health Watch: The Hunger Vital Sign
- Farm to Plate: Resources & Stories
- Federal Nutrition Programs for LGBTQ+ Individuals & Families
- Food Access Resources
- Food Systems Toolkit: Plan4Health
- Guide to Healthy Food Donations
- Hunger Free Vermont
- The Key to Hunger-Free Schools
- Local Planning for Food Access
- Program Referral Chart for LGBTQ Individuals & Families
- Resource Library: Food Research & Action Center
- Screen & Intervene: A Toolkit for Pediatricians to Address Food Insecurity
- Strengthening Child Nutrition Programs in Tribal Communities
- Vermont Agriculture & Food System Strategic Plan
- Vermont Foodbank: VeggieVanGo
- WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Program
- 3SquaresVT
Healthcare
Healthy Communities
- AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities
- Active Living Toolkit: Plan4Health
- Age-Friendly Community Action Plan: Newport City
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont
- Checklist: Creating Healthy Environments for Youth
- Chronic Disease in Windsor County
- Community Health Improvement Plan 2022: Dartmouth-Hitchcock
- Community Health Needs Assessment 2021: Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center
- Community Health Needs Assessment 2022: Springfield Hospital & North Star Health
- Environmental Public Health Data Tracking
- Example Policy: Idling of Vehicles
- Fostering Healthy Communities: Excerpt from TRORC Regional Plan
- Health Impact Assessment and Health in All Policies
- Health in All Planning Policies: Plan4Health
- Healthy Retail Playbook
- Healthy Vermonters 2030 Dataset
- The State of Vermont's Children
- Supporting Healthy Communities: What Can Towns Do?
- Vermont Family Network: Fact Sheets & Publications
- Vermont School Wellness Policy: Guidelines and Implementation
Housing
- Homeless Resources: Listen Community Services
- Keys to the Valley
- See Example Housing Policies under "Cannabis, Tobacco, & Alcohol"
Mental Health SerVices
Noise Pollution
Public & Civic Engagement
Recovery Friendly Communities
- Addiction Treatment Program: Dartmouth-Hitchcock
- Anti-Stigma Resource List
- Establishing a Recovery Friendly Community
- For Parents: Recovery is Possible
- For Your Health Project Overview: Green Peak Alliance
- Moms in Recovery
- Municipal Introduction to Recovery Friendly Communities
- Peer Recovery Coaching: Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield
- Prescription Drug Disposal
- Prescription Opioid Awareness
- Prevention of Substance Misuse
- Recovery Ready Workforce
- Risk and Protective Factors in Drug Abuse Prevention
- Turning Point Recovery Center: Intro Tri-Fold
- Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield, VT
- Upper Valley Turning Point
- WeAreWorthwhile.org
Safe Communities
Transportation
- Dangerous by Design 2022 Presentation: Smart Growth America
- Dangerous by Design 2022 Report: Smart Growth America
- Equity Action Plan 2022: US Department of Transportation
- Equity Updates from the US Department of Transportation
- Expanding Access
- Health in All Policies: Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans)
- Program Info: Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)
- Transportation Equity Framework: VTrans
- U.S. Department of Transportation: Equity Webpage
- U.S. Department of Transportation: Strategic Plan 2022-2026
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