Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 5 Strategies Health Care Nonprofits Housing and Transit Tobacco Use Scientifically Supported Expert Opinion Promote healthy eating Reduce initiation and/or increase cessation Community Safety Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Clear all Bookmark this strategy Breastfeeding promotion programs Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Health care provider reminder systems for tobacco cessation Implement systems that help health professionals support patient tobacco cessation, often with referrals, self-help pamphlets, and pharmacotherapy Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use 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 Nutrition prescriptions Provide prescriptions with healthy eating goals for patients and families, often accompanied by progress checks at office visits; can include partnerships with local farmers markets via FVRx programs Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Tobacco cessation therapy affordability Reduce patients’ out-of-pocket costs for tobacco cessation therapies such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and cessation counseling participation Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Breastfeeding promotion programs Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Health care provider reminder systems for tobacco cessation Implement systems that help health professionals support patient tobacco cessation, often with referrals, self-help pamphlets, and pharmacotherapy Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use
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 Nutrition prescriptions Provide prescriptions with healthy eating goals for patients and families, often accompanied by progress checks at office visits; can include partnerships with local farmers markets via FVRx programs Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Tobacco cessation therapy affordability Reduce patients’ out-of-pocket costs for tobacco cessation therapies such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and cessation counseling participation Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use
