Strategies

Acquire, hold, manage, and develop properties such as vacant lots, abandoned buildings, or foreclosures, and transition them to productive uses, often affordable housing developments

Establish locally mandated wages that are higher than state or federal minimum wage levels

Provide funding via tax credits at the state and local level to support development and rehabilitation costs of low income rental housing

Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers

Combine educational, environmental, and behavioral activities that increase physical activity and improve nutrition (e.g., nutrition education, aerobic/strength training, dietary prescriptions, etc.) in various settings

Provided work supports for low income individuals and families (e.g., job search assistance, transitional jobs, subsidized child care, health insurance, etc.); participants worked at least 30 hours/week

Offer young children opportunities to eat healthy foods and engage in physical activity by providing fresh fruits and vegetables, incorporating physical activity into daily classroom routines, etc.

Encourage children to spend time away from TV and other stationary screen media, often as part of a multi-faceted effort to increase physical activity and improve nutrition

Increase compensation provided to unemployed workers looking for jobs by expanding eligibility, amount, or duration of benefits