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 Nonprofits Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use Some Evidence Increase worker employability Reduce initiation and/or increase cessation Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Diet and Exercise Employment Clear all Bookmark this strategy Adult vocational training Support acquisition of job-specific skills through education, certification programs, or on-the-job training, often with personal development resources and other supports Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Employment Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against tobacco use Use broad media-based efforts to educate large groups of current and potential tobacco users about the dangers of tobacco use Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment 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 Adult vocational training Support acquisition of job-specific skills through education, certification programs, or on-the-job training, often with personal development resources and other supports Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Employment
Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment
Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against tobacco use Use broad media-based efforts to educate large groups of current and potential tobacco users about the dangers of tobacco use Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment
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