Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 16 Strategies Community Members Nonprofits Access to Care Air and Water Quality Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Income Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Build social capital within families Create environments that support learning Create opportunities for active living Improve housing quality Reduce emissions from mobile sources Clear all 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 Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Provide home visiting services to low income, first time mothers and their babies, starting during pregnancy and continuing through a child’s second birthday Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy Places for physical activity Modify local environments to support physical activity, increase access to new or existing facilities for physical activity, or build new facilities Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Point-of-decision prompts for physical activity Place motivational signs on or near stairwells, elevators, and escalators that encourage individuals to use stairs Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Currently on page 2
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 Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Provide home visiting services to low income, first time mothers and their babies, starting during pregnancy and continuing through a child’s second birthday Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Places for physical activity Modify local environments to support physical activity, increase access to new or existing facilities for physical activity, or build new facilities Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Point-of-decision prompts for physical activity Place motivational signs on or near stairwells, elevators, and escalators that encourage individuals to use stairs Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise