Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 3 Strategies Community Members Health Care Quality of Care Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Public Health Some Evidence Expert Opinion Mixed Evidence Create environments that support learning Improve patient safety Alcohol and Drug Use Education 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 after 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Bookmark this strategy Public reporting of health care-associated infections Make health care facilities’ health care-associated or hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates readily available to patients and providers Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy State-level minimum nurse staffing requirements for nursing homes Establish state level regulations that require nursing homes to employ at least a set number of licensed and non-licensed nursing staff, often set in terms of staff hours per resident day Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Quality of Care
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 after 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Public reporting of health care-associated infections Make health care facilities’ health care-associated or hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates readily available to patients and providers Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy State-level minimum nurse staffing requirements for nursing homes Establish state level regulations that require nursing homes to employ at least a set number of licensed and non-licensed nursing staff, often set in terms of staff hours per resident day Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Quality of Care