Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 65 Strategies Funders Nonprofits Public Health Air and Water Quality Employment Housing and Transit Quality of Care Tobacco Use Clear all Bookmark this strategy Tobacco cessation contests Encourage participants to quit using tobacco by a set date or during a specific time period and give successful participants a chance to win financial rewards or other prizes; often called Quit & Win contests Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Transitional and subsidized jobs Establish time-limited, subsidized, paid jobs to help individuals with barriers to employment transition to unsubsidized employment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Employment Bookmark this strategy Vehicle anti-idling initiatives Implement anti-idling policies and awareness campaigns to reduce engine idling for passenger vehicles, school buses, and/or equipment and truck fleets Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Youth apprenticeship initiatives Provide participating high school students with professional opportunities that combine academic and on-the-job training or mentorship Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Employment First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Currently on page 7
Bookmark this strategy Tobacco cessation contests Encourage participants to quit using tobacco by a set date or during a specific time period and give successful participants a chance to win financial rewards or other prizes; often called Quit & Win contests Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Transitional and subsidized jobs Establish time-limited, subsidized, paid jobs to help individuals with barriers to employment transition to unsubsidized employment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Employment
Bookmark this strategy Vehicle anti-idling initiatives Implement anti-idling policies and awareness campaigns to reduce engine idling for passenger vehicles, school buses, and/or equipment and truck fleets Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Youth apprenticeship initiatives Provide participating high school students with professional opportunities that combine academic and on-the-job training or mentorship Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Employment