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Community health workers
Engage professional or lay health workers to provide education, referral and follow-up, case management, home visiting, etc. for those who experience barriers in accessing health care; also called promotoras(es) de salud or community health representatives
Health literacy interventions
Increase patients’ health-related knowledge via efforts to simplify health education materials, improve patient-provider communication, and increase overall literacy
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws
Restrict firearm access for individuals who are at risk of harming themselves or others by petitioning a civil court for an extreme risk protection order
Early Head Start (EHS)
Provide child care, parent education, physical health and mental health services, and other family supports to pregnant women and parents with low incomes and children from birth to age three
Multi-component healthy lifestyle interventions
Combine educational, environmental, and behavioral activities that support positive changes for physical activity, dietary, and mental health habits (e.g., nutrition education, aerobic/strength training, counseling, etc.) in various settings
Intensive case management for pregnant & parenting teens
Provide pregnant or parenting teens with services based upon their needs (e.g., counseling, connections to health care or social services, academic support, etc.) in school or community settings
Extracurricular activities for social engagement
Support organized social, art, or physical activities for school-aged youth outside of the school time
Intergenerational mentoring and activities
Establish a relationship between an older adult and a child, adolescent, or college student through social interactions or a variety of educational and art activities
Preschool education programs
Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social-emotional growth among children who are not old enough to enter formal schooling