Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 4 Strategies Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Quality of Care Sexual Activity Improve quality of K-12 education Increase worker employability Support responsible marketing and provision of alcohol and other legal drugs Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Diet and Exercise Education Employment Clear all Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Charter schools Establish publicly financed schools that are not subject to many of the regulations that govern traditional public schools, such as staffing, curriculum, and budgeting requirements. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Education Bookmark this strategy Medical marijuana legalization Allow eligible patients to use marijuana for medical purposes; often called medical marijuana laws (MMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Retail alcohol sale privatization Repeal government control over retail sales of alcoholic beverages, allowing commercial retailing of those beverages Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Charter schools Establish publicly financed schools that are not subject to many of the regulations that govern traditional public schools, such as staffing, curriculum, and budgeting requirements. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Medical marijuana legalization Allow eligible patients to use marijuana for medical purposes; often called medical marijuana laws (MMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Retail alcohol sale privatization Repeal government control over retail sales of alcoholic beverages, allowing commercial retailing of those beverages Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Alcohol and Drug Use