Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 26 Strategies Nonprofits Public Health Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Access to Care Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Income Sexual Activity Clear all Bookmark this strategy Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Provide home visiting services to low income, first time mothers and their babies, starting during pregnancy and continuing through a child’s second birthday Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy Participatory budgeting Engage community members to determine how public budgets are spent, ideally to improve neighborhood conditions and reduce inequality. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Family and Social Support 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 Text message-based health interventions Provide reminders, education, or self-management assistance for health conditions, especially chronic diseases, via text message Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care 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 Page 2 Currently on page 3
Bookmark this strategy Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Provide home visiting services to low income, first time mothers and their babies, starting during pregnancy and continuing through a child’s second birthday Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Participatory budgeting Engage community members to determine how public budgets are spent, ideally to improve neighborhood conditions and reduce inequality. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Family and Social Support
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 Text message-based health interventions Provide reminders, education, or self-management assistance for health conditions, especially chronic diseases, via text message Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care
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