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 Government Education Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Income Quality of Care Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Increase or supplement income Reduce unnecessary spending & overtreatment Access to Care Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Clear all Bookmark this strategy Child care subsidies Provide financial assistance to working parents, or parents attending school, to pay for child care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income Bookmark this strategy Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Expand refundable earned income tax credits for working individuals and families with low to moderate incomes Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income Bookmark this strategy Full child support pass-through and disregard Adopt policies that allow custodial parents who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to collect all child support paid by the non-custodial parent; no portion is retained by the state Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income Bookmark this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income Bookmark this strategy Patient financial incentives for preventive care Use payments, vouchers, and other incentives to encourage patients to undergo preventive care such as screenings, vaccinations, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Child care subsidies Provide financial assistance to working parents, or parents attending school, to pay for child care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income
Bookmark this strategy Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Expand refundable earned income tax credits for working individuals and families with low to moderate incomes Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income
Bookmark this strategy Full child support pass-through and disregard Adopt policies that allow custodial parents who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to collect all child support paid by the non-custodial parent; no portion is retained by the state Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income
Bookmark this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income
Bookmark this strategy Patient financial incentives for preventive care Use payments, vouchers, and other incentives to encourage patients to undergo preventive care such as screenings, vaccinations, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care