Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 4 Strategies Educators Government Employment Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Build social capital within communities Increase worker employability Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Access to Care Community Safety Diet and Exercise 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 Juvenile curfews Restrict youth under a certain age from being in public places during certain hours, usually at night Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety 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 Scared Straight Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety
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 Juvenile curfews Restrict youth under a certain age from being in public places during certain hours, usually at night Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety
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 Scared Straight Organize tours of prison facilities for juvenile delinquents or youth at risk of delinquency and allow them to observe prison life and attend inmates’ presentations; also called juvenile awareness programs Evidence Rating: Evidence of Ineffectiveness Community Safety