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 Educators Nonprofits Air and Water Quality Diet and Exercise Family and Social Support Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Scientifically Supported Insufficient Evidence Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Create opportunities for active living Increase water conservation & preservation Reduce risky sexual behavior Access to Care Clear all Bookmark this strategy Rain gardens & other bioretention systems Establish bioretention systems (e.g., rain gardens, bioretention cells, green roofs, planter boxes, bioswales, etc.) to make city landscapes more permeable to help control stormwater Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality 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 School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity 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 Rain gardens & other bioretention systems Establish bioretention systems (e.g., rain gardens, bioretention cells, green roofs, planter boxes, bioswales, etc.) to make city landscapes more permeable to help control stormwater Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
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 School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity
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