Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 5 Strategies Funders Nonprofits Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Quality of Care Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Adopt alternate care delivery models Build social capital within communities Improve quality of K12 education Reduce alcohol-impaired driving Support active travel Access to Care Clear all Bookmark this strategy Medical homes Provide continuous, comprehensive, whole person primary care that uses a coordinated team of medical providers across the health care system Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care Access to Care 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 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 School-based health centers Provide health care services on school premises to attending elementary, middle, and high school students; physical and mental health services provided by teams of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Access to Care 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 Medical homes Provide continuous, comprehensive, whole person primary care that uses a coordinated team of medical providers across the health care system Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care Access to Care
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 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 School-based health centers Provide health care services on school premises to attending elementary, middle, and high school students; physical and mental health services provided by teams of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Education Access to Care
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