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 Government Air and Water Quality Community Safety Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Income Sexual Activity Nonprofits Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Build social capital within communities Improve housing quality Improve quality of K-12 education Increase or supplement income Access to Care Clear all Bookmark this strategy Charter schools Establish publicly financed schools that are not subject to many of the regulations that govern traditional public schools, such as staffing, curriculum, and budgeting requirements. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence 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 Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income 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 Charter schools Establish publicly financed schools that are not subject to many of the regulations that govern traditional public schools, such as staffing, curriculum, and budgeting requirements. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence 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 Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income
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