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 Nonprofits Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Income Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Create environments that support learning Improve quality of K-12 education Support active travel Access to Care Diet and Exercise Clear all Bookmark this strategy Bicycle infrastructure for enhanced cycling safety Accommodate or provide dedicated infrastructure for cyclists via bicycle paths, lanes, cycle tracks or protected lanes, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Education 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 Promise Academy Charter Schools Create a school culture of high behavioral and academic expectations, with intense tutoring, increased teacher performance feedback, lengthened instruction time, and health care services Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Bicycle infrastructure for enhanced cycling safety Accommodate or provide dedicated infrastructure for cyclists via bicycle paths, lanes, cycle tracks or protected lanes, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Education
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 Promise Academy Charter Schools Create a school culture of high behavioral and academic expectations, with intense tutoring, increased teacher performance feedback, lengthened instruction time, and health care services Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education