Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 15 Strategies Business Community Members Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Education Employment Family and Social Support Income Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Government Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Increase early childhood education Increase high school completion rates Increase or supplement income Reduce risky sexual behavior Air and Water Quality Clear all 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 Preschool education programs Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social-emotional growth among children who are not old enough to enter formal schooling Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy Preschool programs with family support services Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social development among young children from families with low incomes, with supports such as home visiting or parental education Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy Publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs Provide publicly funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) education to 3- and 4-year-olds, through large-scale or universal efforts Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education 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 First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Currently on page 2
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 Preschool education programs Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social-emotional growth among children who are not old enough to enter formal schooling Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy Preschool programs with family support services Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social development among young children from families with low incomes, with supports such as home visiting or parental education Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy Publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs Provide publicly funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) education to 3- and 4-year-olds, through large-scale or universal efforts Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
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