Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 35 Strategies Ensure workplace safety Increase worker employability Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Reduce access to unhealthy foods Air and Water Quality Community Safety Diet and Exercise Employment Family and Social Support Income Clear all 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 Transitional and subsidized jobs Establish time-limited, subsidized, paid jobs to help individuals with barriers to employment transition to unsubsidized employment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported 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 Bookmark this strategy Youth apprenticeship initiatives Provide participating high school students with professional opportunities that combine academic and on-the-job training or mentorship Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Employment First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Currently on page 4
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 Transitional and subsidized jobs Establish time-limited, subsidized, paid jobs to help individuals with barriers to employment transition to unsubsidized employment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported 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
Bookmark this strategy Youth apprenticeship initiatives Provide participating high school students with professional opportunities that combine academic and on-the-job training or mentorship Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Employment
