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 Educators Scientifically Supported Income Sexual Activity Mixed Evidence Reduce agriculture's environmental impacts Support active travel Air and Water Quality Community Safety Diet and Exercise Employment Housing and Transit Clear all Bookmark this strategy Conservation tillage practices Encourage methods of soil cultivation that keep at least one-third of cultivated soil covered with the previous year’s crop residue (e.g., mulch till, ridge till, strip till, or no-till) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Integrated pest management (IPM) for agriculture & outdoor use Support a four-tiered approach to outdoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Nutrient management plans Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality 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 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 Conservation tillage practices Encourage methods of soil cultivation that keep at least one-third of cultivated soil covered with the previous year’s crop residue (e.g., mulch till, ridge till, strip till, or no-till) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Integrated pest management (IPM) for agriculture & outdoor use Support a four-tiered approach to outdoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Nutrient management plans Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Air and Water Quality
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 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