Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 26 Strategies Educators Government Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Tobacco Use Nonprofits Build social capital within families Increase early childhood education Support active travel Access to Care Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Clear all Bookmark this strategy Publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs Provide publicly funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) education to 3- and 4-year-olds, through large-scale or universal efforts Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Smart Start North Carolina Provide comprehensive early childhood services, including high quality educational child care, health, and family support to address local needs Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Bookmark this strategy Traffic calming Modify the built environment to affect traffic speed and patterns via speed humps, pedestrian center crossing islands, roundabouts, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Community Safety 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 Zoning regulation and land use policy reforms Reform zoning regulations to remove exclusionary zoning codes, address physical environment aesthetics and safety, street continuity and connectivity, residential density, and mixed-use development, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise First page |« Previous page ‹ Page 1 Page 2 Currently on page 3
Bookmark this strategy Publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs Provide publicly funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) education to 3- and 4-year-olds, through large-scale or universal efforts Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education
Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Smart Start North Carolina Provide comprehensive early childhood services, including high quality educational child care, health, and family support to address local needs Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Traffic calming Modify the built environment to affect traffic speed and patterns via speed humps, pedestrian center crossing islands, roundabouts, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Community Safety
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 Zoning regulation and land use policy reforms Reform zoning regulations to remove exclusionary zoning codes, address physical environment aesthetics and safety, street continuity and connectivity, residential density, and mixed-use development, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise