Strategies

Accommodate or provide dedicated infrastructure for cyclists via bicycle paths, lanes, cycle tracks or protected lanes, etc.

Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care

Promote child bicycle helmet use via bicycle safety education, media campaigns, or provision of free or subsidized helmets

Use helmets to absorb, dissipate, and reduce impact forces to an athlete’s head and brain during collisions or falls

Use broad media-based efforts to educate large groups of current and potential tobacco users about the dangers of tobacco use

Place motivational signs on posters, front of package labels, or shelf labels near fruits, vegetables, and other items that encourage individuals to purchase healthier food options

Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS

Educate youth and college athletes, coaches, and parents about the severity of concussions in sports, proper prevention, detection, reporting, and treatment

Encourage participants to quit using tobacco by a set date or during a specific time period and give successful participants a chance to win financial rewards or other prizes; often called Quit & Win contests

Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones