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Health care screening & follow-up for intimate partner violence
Assesses past or present experience of intimate partner violence among female patients in health care settings and provides follow-ups such as counseling or referrals for services
Health career recruitment for minority students
Recruit and train underrepresented minority (URM) students for careers in health fields via information about health careers, classes, practicum experiences, advising about college or medical school admissions, etc.
Health insurance enrollment outreach & support
Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed
Health literacy interventions
Increase patients’ health-related knowledge via efforts to simplify health education materials, improve patient-provider communication, and increase overall literacy
Healthy Families America (HFA)
Provide home visiting services to families who are at risk for adverse childhood experiences, starting prenatally or right after birth and continuing for three to five years
Healthy food in convenience stores
Encourage convenience stores, corner stores, or gas station markets to carry fresh produce and other healthier food options
Healthy food initiatives in food pantries
Combine hunger relief efforts with nutrition information and healthy eating opportunities, often with on-site cooking demonstrations, recipe tastings, produce display stands, etc.
Healthy foods at catered events
Provide more fresh fruits and vegetables, smaller portions, low fat, and reduced sodium or reduced sugar food options and other healthy foods at catered events
Healthy home environment assessments
Train volunteers, professionals, or paraprofessionals to help residents assess and reduce environmental home health risks and recommend low cost changes (e.g., improved ventilation, integrated pest management, etc.)
Healthy school lunch initiatives
Modify the school lunch food environment or school lunch schedules by increasing the convenience of healthy foods, providing healthy options, or ensuring students have enough time to eat