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 Development Community Members Create environments that support learning Create supportive work environments Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Education Employment Clear all Bookmark this strategy Broadband initiatives for unserved and underserved areas Expand broadband availability and adoption in unserved and underserved areas through initiatives that address infrastructure and cost barriers Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Community schools Combine academic, mental and physical health, and social service resources in schools for students and families via partnerships with community organizations; also called community learning centers Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy Labor unions Organize workers to bargain collectively for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Employment Employment Bookmark this strategy Later middle and high school start times Delay school start times for middle and high schools to better align with adolescent sleep-wake cycles; often until after 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Bookmark this strategy Paid sick leave laws Require employers in an affected jurisdiction to provide paid time off for employees to use when ill or injured Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Broadband initiatives for unserved and underserved areas Expand broadband availability and adoption in unserved and underserved areas through initiatives that address infrastructure and cost barriers Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Community schools Combine academic, mental and physical health, and social service resources in schools for students and families via partnerships with community organizations; also called community learning centers Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy Labor unions Organize workers to bargain collectively for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Employment Employment
Bookmark this strategy Later middle and high school start times Delay school start times for middle and high schools to better align with adolescent sleep-wake cycles; often until after 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Paid sick leave laws Require employers in an affected jurisdiction to provide paid time off for employees to use when ill or injured Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment