Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 4 Strategies Community Members Create environments that support learning Ensure workplace safety Reduce availability of alcohol and other drugs Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Education Employment Family and Social Support Clear all 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 8:30 a.m. or later Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy Proper drug disposal programs Establish programs that accept expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from designated users and dispose of them responsibly Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Alcohol and Drug Use Air and Water Quality
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 8:30 a.m. or later Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy Proper drug disposal programs Establish programs that accept expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from designated users and dispose of them responsibly Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Alcohol and Drug Use Air and Water Quality