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Collaborting for a New Century in Public Health  

Turning Point's Mission

To transform and strengthen the public health system in the United States to make the system more effective, more community-based, and more collaborative.

Funded by:
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

Turning Point's Partners

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

The Public Health Foundation

American Public Health Association

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

National Association of Local Boards of Health

Welcome to Turning Point

Offering resources and partnerships to improve public health

Please note: The Turning Point Program Office closed
in April 2006. CDs are unavailable for ordering and
the Program Office can no longer be contacted.


Turning Point was an initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Started in 1997, Turning Point created a network of 23 state partners and five National Excellence Collaboratives to transform and strengthen the public health system in the United States. Although the program has closed, many of its products are archived on this site and are still available for download and use.

Information on Turning Point

Public health improvement plans

Publications and resources

Make a difference in people’s lives using Turning Point’s public health resources.

More than a hundred innovative tools are at your fingertips when you use this CD,
including resources for Social Marketing,
Collaborative Leadership,
Performance Management,
Information Technology, and
Public Health Law Modernization.

Explore the Turning Point CD-ROM Toolkit

Turning Point Products

Social Marketing

Performance Management

The Performance Management Self-Assessment Tool coverPerformance Management Self-Assessment Tool [pdf]

Cover of the Basics of Social Marketing booklet. The Basics of Social Marketing [pdf]

Cover of the Manager's Guide to Social Marketing booklet. The Manager's Guide to Social Marketing [pdf]

 

Cover of Performance Management in Action: Tools and Resources Performance Management in Action: Tools and Resources [pdf]

Lessons from the Field [pdf]

Cover of the  Social Marketing Resource Guide Social Marketing Resource Guide [pdf]


Cover of From Silos to Systems: Using Performance Management to Improve the Public's HealthFrom Silos to Systems: Using Performance Management to Improve the Public's Health [pdf] Order Print Copy

CDCynergy-SOC one-Day Workshop Participant's manual cover CDCynergy One-Day Workshop Training Manual
Participant's manual (pdf 152 kb) (low resolution, faster download)
Participant's manual (pdf 1047 kb) (high resolution, slower download)

Trainer's manual (pdf 254 kb) (low resolution, faster download)
Trainer's manual (pdf 1268 kb) (high resolution, slower download)

 

Cover of Turning Point Guidebook for Performance MeasurementTurning Point Guidebook for Performance Measurement [pdf] Order Print Copy

 

Logo of Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcasts T2B2: Social Marketing on a Shoestring Budget

This one-hour video of the December 16, 2004, Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcast (T2B2) discusses how to keep the focus on your “customer” as you look at effective ways to do marketing and publicity on a limited budget.

Cover of Survey on Performance Management in States: Results of a Baseline Assessment of State Health Agencies Survey on Performance Management in States: Results of a Baseline Assessment of State Health Agencies [pdf] Order Print Copy

 

See the Social Marketing page

 

See the Perfomance Mangement page

 

Public Health Statute Modernization

Collaborative Leadership

Cover of the Model State Public Health Act booklet. The Model State Public Health Act [pdf]

See the Collaborative Leadership page

See the Public Health Statute Modernization page

Or visit the Collaborative Leadership Web site

 

 

Information Technology

 

PH Information Catalog Public Health Information Systems Catalog

See the Information Technology page

   

Turning Point Initiative

 

Cover of States of Change bookletStates of Changes: Turning Point State Stories [pdf]
This booklet showcases successes in the 21 Turning Point states.

Cover of Transforming Public Health State by State Transforming Public Health State by State [pdf]

Cover of Turning Point Brochure Turning Point Brochure [pdf]

 Turning Point Fact Sheet

 

Last updated 2/10/06