Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 14 Strategies Community Development Nonprofits Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Income Sexual Activity Scientifically Supported Expert Opinion Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Build social capital within communities Improve housing quality Access to Care Air and Water Quality Clear all Bookmark this strategy Participatory budgeting Engage community members to determine how public budgets are spent, ideally to improve neighborhood conditions and reduce inequality. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy Public libraries for community building Lend materials, offer gathering space, and provide educational, civic, and social programming; open to the community and publicly funded Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy Trauma-informed approaches to community building Support and strengthen traumatized and distressed residents and communities and address effects of community trauma (e.g., poverty, violence, structural racism, etc.) via a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder, and multilevel approach Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy Weatherization assistance program Provide assistance to families with low incomes to make their homes more energy efficient and to permanently reduce their energy bills Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Currently on page 2
Bookmark this strategy Participatory budgeting Engage community members to determine how public budgets are spent, ideally to improve neighborhood conditions and reduce inequality. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Public libraries for community building Lend materials, offer gathering space, and provide educational, civic, and social programming; open to the community and publicly funded Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Trauma-informed approaches to community building Support and strengthen traumatized and distressed residents and communities and address effects of community trauma (e.g., poverty, violence, structural racism, etc.) via a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder, and multilevel approach Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Weatherization assistance program Provide assistance to families with low incomes to make their homes more energy efficient and to permanently reduce their energy bills Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit