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 Some Evidence Income Evidence of Ineffectiveness Reduce availability of alcohol and other drugs Reduce emissions from mobile sources Access to Care Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Education Clear all Bookmark this strategy Alcohol days of sale restrictions Limit the days alcohol can be sold in on-premise settings such as bars and restaurants or in off-premise outlets such as liquor and convenience stores; sometimes with limits to times of sale Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use 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 Clean diesel technology fleet transition programs Replace or retrofit diesel buses or other vehicles to operate with clean diesel technology Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Electric vehicle initiatives Replace internal combustion engine vehicles with all-electric vehicles through financial incentives, regulations, and multi-component initiatives Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Vehicle anti-idling initiatives Implement anti-idling policies and awareness campaigns to reduce engine idling for passenger vehicles, school buses, and/or equipment and truck fleets Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Vehicle inspection & maintenance (I/M) programs Require scheduled testing of vehicles’ tailpipe and evaporative emissions; federally mandated in areas with particularly poor air quality Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Alcohol days of sale restrictions Limit the days alcohol can be sold in on-premise settings such as bars and restaurants or in off-premise outlets such as liquor and convenience stores; sometimes with limits to times of sale Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
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 Clean diesel technology fleet transition programs Replace or retrofit diesel buses or other vehicles to operate with clean diesel technology Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Electric vehicle initiatives Replace internal combustion engine vehicles with all-electric vehicles through financial incentives, regulations, and multi-component initiatives Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Vehicle anti-idling initiatives Implement anti-idling policies and awareness campaigns to reduce engine idling for passenger vehicles, school buses, and/or equipment and truck fleets Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Vehicle inspection & maintenance (I/M) programs Require scheduled testing of vehicles’ tailpipe and evaporative emissions; federally mandated in areas with particularly poor air quality Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality