Strategies

Offer group educational, social, creative, musical, or physical activities that promote social interactions, regular attendance, and community involvement among older adults

Provide educational and behavioral interventions that support patients’ ability to actively manage their condition(s) in everyday life

Provide information about contraception and protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in classroom or community settings

Provide condoms free of charge or at a reduced cost in community and school-based settings

Support organized social, art, or physical activities for school-aged youth outside of the school time

Provide a fixed, multi-component set of fall prevention interventions to older adults, usually in community settings, without an individualized risk assessment

Conduct individual assessments that gauge older adults’ risk of falling and develop personalized approaches to help prevent falls

Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates