Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 5 Strategies Scientifically Supported Evidence of Ineffectiveness Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Improve quality of care Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Reduce barriers to care Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Employment Quality of Care Clear all Bookmark this strategy Alcohol outlet density restrictions Limit increases in the number and concentration of alcohol outlets by area or by population through licensing or zoning regulations Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Drug courts Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Health insurance enrollment outreach & support Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care Bookmark this strategy Mental health benefits legislation Regulate mental health insurance to increase access to mental health services, including treatment for substance use disorders Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care Bookmark this strategy Nurse practitioner scope of practice Use regulation to extend nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) scope of practice to provide care to the full scope of their training and skills without physician oversight, especially for primary care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Alcohol outlet density restrictions Limit increases in the number and concentration of alcohol outlets by area or by population through licensing or zoning regulations Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Drug courts Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Health insurance enrollment outreach & support Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care
Bookmark this strategy Mental health benefits legislation Regulate mental health insurance to increase access to mental health services, including treatment for substance use disorders Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care
Bookmark this strategy Nurse practitioner scope of practice Use regulation to extend nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) scope of practice to provide care to the full scope of their training and skills without physician oversight, especially for primary care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
