Strategies

Offer loan repayment, tuition assistance, competitive academic salaries, etc. to students who teach in nursing programs after completing an advanced degree

Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed

Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential

Organize workers to bargain collectively for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions

Use mass media campaigns to persuade individuals to avoid drinking and driving or to prevent others from doing so; campaigns often focus on the negative consequences of alcohol-impaired driving

Use television, radio, print, and social media efforts to increase awareness of underage drinking and its consequences

Pair new nurses with more experienced nurses who act as a resource and provide support as the new nurse establishes her or himself professionally

Distribute Naloxone to trained community members and first responders to reverse opioid overdoses

Implement programs that continue education, mentoring, and support for novice nurses following graduation

Require employers in an affected jurisdiction to provide paid time off for employees to use when ill or injured