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 Community Members Educators Alcohol and Drug Use Housing and Transit Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Health Care Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Recruit providers to underserved areas Reduce agriculture's environmental impacts Reduce initiation and/or increase cessation Access to Care Air and Water Quality Clear all Bookmark this strategy Conservation tillage practices Encourage methods of soil cultivation that keep at least one-third of cultivated soil covered with the previous year’s crop residue (e.g., mulch till, ridge till, strip till, or no-till) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality 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 Integrated pest management (IPM) for agriculture & outdoor use Support a four-tiered approach to outdoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Nutrient management plans Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Rural training in medical education Expand medical school training and learning experiences focused on the skills necessary to practice successfully in rural areas Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care 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 Conservation tillage practices Encourage methods of soil cultivation that keep at least one-third of cultivated soil covered with the previous year’s crop residue (e.g., mulch till, ridge till, strip till, or no-till) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
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 Integrated pest management (IPM) for agriculture & outdoor use Support a four-tiered approach to outdoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Nutrient management plans Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Rural training in medical education Expand medical school training and learning experiences focused on the skills necessary to practice successfully in rural areas Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Access to Care
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