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 Business Educators Government Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Alcohol and Drug Use Employment Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Clear all Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Household lead control education interventions Inform parents and caregivers about lead exposure pathways from contaminated dust, soil, water, and air as well as the irreversible health consequences of lead exposure Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Medical marijuana legalization Allow eligible patients to use marijuana for medical purposes; often called medical marijuana laws (MMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use 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 Retail alcohol sale privatization Repeal government control over retail sales of alcoholic beverages, allowing commercial retailing of those beverages Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Household lead control education interventions Inform parents and caregivers about lead exposure pathways from contaminated dust, soil, water, and air as well as the irreversible health consequences of lead exposure Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Housing and Transit Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Medical marijuana legalization Allow eligible patients to use marijuana for medical purposes; often called medical marijuana laws (MMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
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 Retail alcohol sale privatization Repeal government control over retail sales of alcoholic beverages, allowing commercial retailing of those beverages Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Alcohol and Drug Use
