Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 3 Strategies Community Members Ensure sports & recreation safety Reduce availability of alcohol and other drugs Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Quality of Care Clear all Bookmark this strategy Helmets in collision sports Use helmets to absorb, dissipate, and reduce impact forces to an athlete’s head and brain during collisions or falls Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety 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 Sports-related concussion education Educate youth and college athletes, coaches, and parents about the severity of concussions in sports, proper prevention, detection, reporting, and treatment Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Helmets in collision sports Use helmets to absorb, dissipate, and reduce impact forces to an athlete’s head and brain during collisions or falls Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety
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 Sports-related concussion education Educate youth and college athletes, coaches, and parents about the severity of concussions in sports, proper prevention, detection, reporting, and treatment Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Community Safety