Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 15 Strategies Educators Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Diet and Exercise Education Sexual Activity Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Create opportunities for active living Increase access to healthy food options Increase opportunities for oral health care Reduce risky sexual behavior Access to Care Air and Water Quality Clear all Bookmark this strategy School dental programs Provide sealants, fluoride treatment, screening, and other preventive dental care on school grounds via partnerships with dental professionals Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care Bookmark this strategy School fruit & vegetable gardens Establish designated areas where students can garden with guidance, often with nutrition and food preparation lessons and opportunities for taste tasting and hands-on learning Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported 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 Bookmark this strategy Water availability & promotion interventions Make water readily available in various settings via regular placement of drinking fountains, water coolers, bottled water in vending machines, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Currently on page 2
Bookmark this strategy School dental programs Provide sealants, fluoride treatment, screening, and other preventive dental care on school grounds via partnerships with dental professionals Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care
Bookmark this strategy School fruit & vegetable gardens Establish designated areas where students can garden with guidance, often with nutrition and food preparation lessons and opportunities for taste tasting and hands-on learning Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported 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
Bookmark this strategy Water availability & promotion interventions Make water readily available in various settings via regular placement of drinking fountains, water coolers, bottled water in vending machines, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise