Strategies

What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive.

22 Strategies
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Digital interventions to prevent HIV and other STIs

Provide tailored health information and assistance with decision making, behavior change, and emotional support via digital interactive programs

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Scientifically Supported
  • Sexual Activity

Health insurance enrollment outreach & support

Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed

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Scientifically Supported
  • Access to Care

Integrated long-term care for community-dwelling frail elders

Support a collaborative approach by a multidisciplinary team of professionals working to meet the full range of long-term care (LTC) needs for frail elderly patients living in community settings

Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
  • Quality of Care

Integrated pest management for indoor use

Support a four-tiered approach to indoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment

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Scientifically Supported
  • Housing and Transit

Labor unions

Organize workers to bargain collectively for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions

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Scientifically Supported
  • Employment
  • Employment

Naloxone education & distribution programs

Distribute Naloxone to trained community members and first responders to reverse opioid overdoses

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Scientifically Supported
  • Alcohol and Drug Use

Rural training in medical education

Expand medical school training and learning experiences focused on the skills necessary to practice successfully in rural areas

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Scientifically Supported
  • Access to Care

Safe Routes to Schools

Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS

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Scientifically Supported
  • Housing and Transit
  • Diet and Exercise

School dental programs

Provide sealants, fluoride treatment, screening, and other preventive dental care on school grounds via partnerships with dental professionals

Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
  • Access to Care