Tennessee Vitality Toolkit
About the Toolkit
The Tennessee Vitality Toolkit is a hands-on guide for County Health Councils and
their partners to improve health and well-being 
in communities across Tennessee. It’s based on data and shaped by the voices of people
across the state, focusing on key social drivers of health like housing, jobs, education,
and transportation.
The toolkit helps councils move from their Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to real action, turning local priorities into strategies that strengthen community health.
Led by the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) at the Tennessee Department of Health, the toolkit is part of OSI’s work to provide guidance, tools, and resources that help communities create lasting, positive change.
Resources in the toolkit are organized into three focus areas: caring and connected communities, basic needs and the built environment, and strong starts for children. These practical tools help councils support Tennesseans of all ages and build thriving communities.
Learn more about County Health Councils.
Looking for More Local Resources?
The Tennessee Vitality Toolkit provides state-level health data and insights to help County Health Councils understand health disparities and develop actionable plans to address them at the county level. For additional information and support, please explore the resources linked below.
While these resources offer supplemental county-level data, this is not an exhaustive list. If you are seeking information not listed, please contact Health.Councils@tn.gov with details of your request.
County-Level Health Data
- County Data Packages: Downloadable county-level data packages with demographic, morbidity, mortality, and key social driver information for Tennessee counties.
- County Health Rankings & Roadmaps: A national resource offering county health rankings and comparative data on health outcomes and contributing factors.
- Tennessee County Health Profiles - The Sycamore Institute: Interactive health profiles for Tennessee counties that summarize health outcomes and their drivers.
- TDH Health Data Portal: A centralized hub for Tennessee Department of Health public health data tools and downloadable datasets for statewide and county-level analysis.
- CDC Places, Interactive Map: Local estimates of chronic diseases and health measures for counties and other geographies.
County Level Social Drivers of Health Data
- Tennessee Economic & Community Development (ECD): County-level economic, demographic, and workforce data that support community and economic planning.
- Tennessee Livability Indicators Dashboard: An interactive data dashboard with county- and state-level indicators on health, housing, education, transportation, and economic conditions to support community planning.
- Tennessee State Data Center | Estimates and Projections: Population estimates and projections for Tennessee counties, broken down by age, race, and sex
- CDC / ATSDR’s Social Vulnerability Index: An interactive resource that helps identify socially vulnerable communities at county and sub-county levels.
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS): A comprehensive data source that provides social, economic, housing, and demographic estimates at the county level.
- CDC WISQARS Community Health Factors, Fatal Injuries and SDOH: A county-level data resource for fatal injury rates and related social drivers (determinants) of health.i
i Social drivers of health are often referred to as the Social Determinants of Health.