Strategies

Offer group educational, social, creative, musical, or physical activities that promote social interactions, regular attendance, and community involvement among older adults

Use aerobic, natural decomposition to divert food and yard waste from landfills and create a nutrient-rich soil amendment product on an individual or large scale

Support organized social, art, or physical activities for school-aged youth outside of the school time

Provide continuous, comprehensive, whole person primary care that uses a coordinated team of medical providers across the health care system

Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS

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

Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones