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 Educators Some Evidence Employment Family and Social Support Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Build social capital within communities Reduce initiation and/or increase cessation Reduce risky sexual behavior Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Diet and Exercise Clear all Bookmark this strategy Multi-component interventions to prevent teen pregnancy Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity 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 School-based tobacco prevention skill-building programs Teach students personal and social skills to avoid tobacco use; led by teachers, health educators, or students in elementary schools, middle schools, or high schools Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Youth civics education Teach students attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behavior needed to participate in and contribute to a democracy Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support Education
Bookmark this strategy Multi-component interventions to prevent teen pregnancy Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity
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 School-based tobacco prevention skill-building programs Teach students personal and social skills to avoid tobacco use; led by teachers, health educators, or students in elementary schools, middle schools, or high schools Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Youth civics education Teach students attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behavior needed to participate in and contribute to a democracy Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support Education