Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 16 Strategies Business Community Members Air and Water Quality Diet and Exercise Education Employment Family and Social Support Income Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Government Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Create environments that support learning Ensure workplace safety Increase high school completion rates Increase or supplement income Reduce risky sexual behavior Clear all Bookmark this strategy Later middle and high school start times Delay school start times for middle and high schools to better align with adolescent sleep-wake cycles; often until 8:30 a.m. or later Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income Bookmark this strategy Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Tier 1 Teach positively stated behavior expectations to all students, often reinforced with prizes or privileges and supported with coaching and data Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy School breakfast programs Support programs to provide students with a nutritious breakfast in the cafeteria, from grab and go carts in hallways, or in classrooms Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Diet and Exercise 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 School-based health centers Provide health care services on school premises to attending elementary, middle, and high school students; physical and mental health services provided by teams of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Access to Care First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Currently on page 2
Bookmark this strategy Later middle and high school start times Delay school start times for middle and high schools to better align with adolescent sleep-wake cycles; often until 8:30 a.m. or later Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income
Bookmark this strategy Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Tier 1 Teach positively stated behavior expectations to all students, often reinforced with prizes or privileges and supported with coaching and data Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy School breakfast programs Support programs to provide students with a nutritious breakfast in the cafeteria, from grab and go carts in hallways, or in classrooms Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Diet and Exercise
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 School-based health centers Provide health care services on school premises to attending elementary, middle, and high school students; physical and mental health services provided by teams of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Access to Care