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 Health Care Reduce availability of alcohol and other drugs Tobacco Use Reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Support responsible marketing and provision of alcohol and other legal drugs Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Employment Family and Social Support Quality of Care Clear all Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against underage drinking Use television, radio, print, and social media efforts to increase awareness of underage drinking and its consequences Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) Use databases, housed in state agencies, to track prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs and other controlled substances Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use 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 Secondhand smoke education interventions Use counseling, informational materials, etc. to inform smokers and non-smokers of the harms of secondhand smoke and encourage them to implement home smoking bans Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Mass media campaigns against underage drinking Use television, radio, print, and social media efforts to increase awareness of underage drinking and its consequences Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) Use databases, housed in state agencies, to track prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs and other controlled substances Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
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 Secondhand smoke education interventions Use counseling, informational materials, etc. to inform smokers and non-smokers of the harms of secondhand smoke and encourage them to implement home smoking bans Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Tobacco Use