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 Tobacco Use Assist youth involved with the justice system Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Reduce risky sexual behavior Reduce unnecessary spending & overtreatment Access to Care Community Safety Diet and Exercise Sexual Activity Clear all Bookmark this strategy Juvenile curfews Restrict youth under a certain age from being in public places during certain hours, usually at night Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Scared Straight Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Youth in adult justice system Transfer arrested youth from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Juvenile curfews Restrict youth under a certain age from being in public places during certain hours, usually at night Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Scared Straight Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Youth in adult justice system Transfer arrested youth from the juvenile justice system to the adult criminal justice system Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety