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 Business Community Members Funders Nonprofits Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Education Employment Housing and Transit Sexual Activity 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 Household lead control education interventions Inform parents about lead exposure pathways and cleaning and hygiene techniques and undertake minor repairs or specialized cleaning Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit 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 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 Household lead control education interventions Inform parents about lead exposure pathways and cleaning and hygiene techniques and undertake minor repairs or specialized cleaning Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit
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