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 Development Community Members Housing and Transit Educators Insufficient Evidence Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Employment Family and Social Support Clear all Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Campus alcohol bans Restrict alcohol consumption anywhere on a college or university campus or only in specific areas (e.g., residence halls) Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Household lead control education interventions Inform parents about lead exposure pathways and cleaning and hygiene techniques and undertake minor repairs or specialized cleaning Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Housing mediation services Facilitate mediation between tenants and landlords to resolve conflict and prevent eviction Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against underage drinking Use television, radio, print, and social media efforts to increase awareness of underage drinking and its consequences Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Participatory budgeting Engage community members to determine how public budgets are spent, ideally to improve neighborhood conditions and reduce inequality. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Campus alcohol bans Restrict alcohol consumption anywhere on a college or university campus or only in specific areas (e.g., residence halls) Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Household lead control education interventions Inform parents about lead exposure pathways and cleaning and hygiene techniques and undertake minor repairs or specialized cleaning Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Housing mediation services Facilitate mediation between tenants and landlords to resolve conflict and prevent eviction Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against underage drinking Use television, radio, print, and social media efforts to increase awareness of underage drinking and its consequences Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Participatory budgeting Engage community members to determine how public budgets are spent, ideally to improve neighborhood conditions and reduce inequality. Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Family and Social Support