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 Educators Public Health Quality of Care Tobacco Use Reduce availability of alcohol and other drugs Reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Clear all 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 Proper drug disposal programs Establish programs that accept expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from designated users and dispose of them responsibly Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Alcohol and Drug Use Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Secondhand smoke education interventions Use counseling, informational materials, etc. to inform smokers and non-smokers of the harms of secondhand smoke and encourage them to implement home smoking bans Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for indoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking indoors or restrict it to designated, often outdoor, areas Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for multi-unit housing Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking in and around multi-unit housing Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for outdoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking outdoors or restrict it to designated areas Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Tobacco Use
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 Proper drug disposal programs Establish programs that accept expired, unwanted, or unused medicines from designated users and dispose of them responsibly Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Alcohol and Drug Use Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Secondhand smoke education interventions Use counseling, informational materials, etc. to inform smokers and non-smokers of the harms of secondhand smoke and encourage them to implement home smoking bans Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for indoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking indoors or restrict it to designated, often outdoor, areas Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for multi-unit housing Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking in and around multi-unit housing Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for outdoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking outdoors or restrict it to designated areas Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Tobacco Use