Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 6 Strategies Scientifically Supported Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit Quality of Care Sexual Activity Reduce agriculture's environmental impacts Reduce availability of alcohol and other drugs Reduce risky sexual behavior Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Employment Family and Social Support 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 Comprehensive risk reduction sexual education Provide information about contraception and protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in classroom or community settings Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Condom availability programs Provide condoms free of charge or at a reduced cost in community and school-based settings Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Conservation tillage practices Encourage methods of soil cultivation that keep at least one-third of cultivated soil covered with the previous year’s crop residue (e.g., mulch till, ridge till, strip till, or no-till) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Integrated pest management (IPM) for agriculture & outdoor use Support a four-tiered approach to outdoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Nutrient management plans Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
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 Comprehensive risk reduction sexual education Provide information about contraception and protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in classroom or community settings Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Condom availability programs Provide condoms free of charge or at a reduced cost in community and school-based settings Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Conservation tillage practices Encourage methods of soil cultivation that keep at least one-third of cultivated soil covered with the previous year’s crop residue (e.g., mulch till, ridge till, strip till, or no-till) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Integrated pest management (IPM) for agriculture & outdoor use Support a four-tiered approach to outdoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Nutrient management plans Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality