Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 5 Strategies Community Members Nonprofits Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Income Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Improve housing quality Increase education beyond high school Reduce initiation and/or increase cessation Access to Care Air and Water Quality Clear all Bookmark this strategy College access programs Help high school students prepare for college, complete applications, and enroll, especially first-generation applicants and students from families with low incomes Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy Household lead control education interventions Inform parents about lead exposure pathways and cleaning and hygiene techniques and undertake minor repairs or specialized cleaning Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Integrated pest management for indoor use Support a four-tiered approach to indoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Lead paint abatement programs Eliminate lead-based paint and contaminated dust by removing or encapsulating lead paint, or removing lead painted fixtures and surfaces Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against tobacco use Use broad media-based efforts to educate large groups of current and potential tobacco users about the dangers of tobacco use Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy College access programs Help high school students prepare for college, complete applications, and enroll, especially first-generation applicants and students from families with low incomes Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy Household lead control education interventions Inform parents about lead exposure pathways and cleaning and hygiene techniques and undertake minor repairs or specialized cleaning Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Integrated pest management for indoor use Support a four-tiered approach to indoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Lead paint abatement programs Eliminate lead-based paint and contaminated dust by removing or encapsulating lead paint, or removing lead painted fixtures and surfaces Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against tobacco use Use broad media-based efforts to educate large groups of current and potential tobacco users about the dangers of tobacco use Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use