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Electric vehicle initiatives
Replace internal combustion engine vehicles with all-electric vehicles through financial incentives, regulations, and multi-component initiatives
Electronic Benefit Transfer payment at farmers markets
Enable farmers markets to accept EBT, the electronic payment system of debit cards used to issue and redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits
Embracing power and education for civic health
In this second episode of our three-part series, we’re tackling civic education and young people’s involvement in civic life: where we’re at as a country, what we can do to improve it and how it’s linked to our overall health. Host Beth Silver interviews prolific author Eric Liu, a self-described civic evangelist and CEO of Citizen University, an organization that promotes “powerful citizenship and civic education.” Silver and Liu discuss power, obligation and responsibility in a democracy.
Embracing the political: Organizing for change
How do we transition from organizing for change to enacting policy change? In this episode we’ll explore the power of labor unions to protect workers’ rights, health and wealth.
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Provide confidential worksite-based counseling and referrals to employees to address personal and workplace challenges
Enhanced enforcement of laws prohibiting alcohol sales to minors
Initiate or increase retailer compliance checks, shoulder tap operations, parking lot observation outside alcohol establishments for laws that prohibit alcohol sales to minors
Enhanced seat belt enforcement programs
Add publicity and other strategies (e.g., supplemental patrols, increased officers, etc.) to efforts to enforce existing seat belt laws
Exercise prescriptions
Provide patients with prescriptions for exercise plans, often accompanied by progress checks at office visits, counseling, activity logs, and exercise testing
Expedited partner therapy for treatable STIs
Provide prescriptions or medications to patients diagnosed with treatable STIs to give to their partners without provider visits; also called patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT)
Extracurricular activities for physical activity
Provide chances for kids and adolescents to be active and play sports at various skill levels via structured or unstructured after and before school athletic activities