Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 14 Strategies Some Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Family and Social Support Tobacco Use Ensure access to counseling and support Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Reduce access to unhealthy foods Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Diet and Exercise Employment Clear all Bookmark this strategy Social service integration Coordinate access to services across delivery systems and disciplinary boundaries (e.g., housing, disability, physical health, mental health, child welfare, workforce services, etc.) Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy Summer youth employment programs Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Employment Bookmark this strategy Unhealthy snack taxes Increase the price of snack products high in sugar and fat by adding an excise or sales tax Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Universal firearm background checks Require both licensed firearm dealers and unlicensed (i.e., private) firearm sellers to conduct background checks of potential firearm purchasers; also known as comprehensive background checks Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Currently on page 2
Bookmark this strategy Social service integration Coordinate access to services across delivery systems and disciplinary boundaries (e.g., housing, disability, physical health, mental health, child welfare, workforce services, etc.) Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Summer youth employment programs Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Employment
Bookmark this strategy Unhealthy snack taxes Increase the price of snack products high in sugar and fat by adding an excise or sales tax Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Universal firearm background checks Require both licensed firearm dealers and unlicensed (i.e., private) firearm sellers to conduct background checks of potential firearm purchasers; also known as comprehensive background checks Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety
