2025’s Most Popular Content on Community Commons


On Community Commons, you can find thousands of curated tools, resources, data, and stories and new things each month.

Over the past year, we looked at the analytics to see what you—our users—were most interested in, and have rounded up some of the most popular content on Community Commons. A few key themes stood out. Users continue to seek out data tools to inform data-driven community change work, as well as measure well-being efforts and track progress. Resources supporting deep equity work and priority populations were also popular, as was content to support a holistic approach to community change work, like the Vital Conditions for Well-Being framework.

We offer a sincere thank you to the thousands of users who have visited Community Commons over the past year, as well as our staff, fellows, interns, contributors, partners, and clients. Your support and interest makes our work possible. Please reach out to us with any feedback or to inquire about becoming a CC Contributor at info@communitycommons.org. As always, you can suggest a resource here.

Explore our most popular content from 2025 below!

Top Spaces

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Health Impact Assessment: A Community Commons Space
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Community Commons
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Public Health and Equity Resource Navigator
Resource
Brought to you by Community Commons
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Inland Empire Vital Conditions Network
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by Community Commons

Top Channels and Libraries

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Maps and Data
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
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Community Indicator Library
Library
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 01/10/2024
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Priority Populations Channel
Resource - Data Bank/repository
Brought to you by Community Commons

Top Community Commons Originals

Well-Being

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Church of the Messiah: Local Action and Social Connectedness Advances Health Equity
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 03/21/2025
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An Introduction to Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) Change
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
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Hubs of Hope: How Libraries Foster Equity, Learning, and Collective Action
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 02/28/2025
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Seven Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being
Topic - Possibilities

Equity

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Belonging and Civic Muscle
Topic
Centering Black Voices lab
Story - Written
A collage of images of LGBTQ+ people and LGBTQ+ safe spaces.
The Power of Inclusive Spaces: LGBTQIA+ Health and Well-Being
Story - Original
Illustration of six people standing side-by-side, each with a different color shirt (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) and their pronouns written across their chest.
Beyond Inclusion: Pronoun Use for Health and Well-Being
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
A historical photo of Black nurses
The Black History of Public Health: From Legacies of Racism and Resistance to Futures of Equity and Justice
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
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Engaging People with Lived Experience Toolkit
Tool - Toolkit/toolbox
Brought to you by 100MHL
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Reframing Neurocognitive Differences: What the Neurodiversity Movement Means for Public Health and Equity
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons

Data

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An Introduction to Data Equity
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
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An Introduction to Local Data
Story - Original
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Our Favorite Data Sources
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 04/08/2024
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Vanishing Data, Diminished Justice: The Consequences of Federal Web Archiving
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 07/08/2025

Staff Picks


Trending Topics in 2025

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Social Capital
Topic - Quality Of Life
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Black and African Americans
Topic - People
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Jewish Americans
Topic - People
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Children and Youth
Topic - People
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Indigenous Knowledge
Topic - Possibilities
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Data Visualization
Topic - Possibilities
Women engaged in discussion around table. Photo Stacy Wegley. A teal banner spanning the top of the image reads
Community Engagement
Topic - Possibilities
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Environmental Justice
Topic

An Introduction to…

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An Introduction to Systems Change
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 12/03/2024
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An Introduction to Stewardship
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
A collage of photos of people and community members, each with a different color overlay.
An Introduction to Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 09/19/2023
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An Introduction to Health Impact Assessments
Story - Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Published on 04/15/2025

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IP3 ASSESS
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
Brought to you by IP3
Preview of IP3 ASSESS Dashboards
IP3 ASSESS Dashboards
Tool - Data/mapping Tool
Brought to you by IP3
Preview of IP3 Blog
IP3 Blog
Resource - Blog
Brought to you by IP3
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In Common Newsletter
Story - Original
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About Community Commons
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