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 Business Community Members Diet and Exercise Education Housing and Transit Income Tobacco Use Funders Nonprofits Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Create environments that support learning Support active travel Air and Water Quality Community Safety Clear all Bookmark this strategy Bicycle infrastructure for enhanced cycling safety Accommodate or provide dedicated infrastructure for cyclists via bicycle paths, lanes, cycle tracks or protected lanes, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Education Bookmark this strategy Later middle and high school start times Delay school start times for middle and high schools to better align with adolescent sleep-wake cycles; often until after 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Bookmark this strategy Multi-component workplace supports for active commuting Provide physical infrastructure (e.g., bike parking or showers), educational or social support (e.g., walking groups), and financial incentives that support active commuting Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Universal school-based suicide awareness & education programs Deliver a curriculum-based program that helps all students learn to recognize warning signs of suicide in themselves and others in a school setting Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Bicycle infrastructure for enhanced cycling safety Accommodate or provide dedicated infrastructure for cyclists via bicycle paths, lanes, cycle tracks or protected lanes, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Education
Bookmark this strategy Later middle and high school start times Delay school start times for middle and high schools to better align with adolescent sleep-wake cycles; often until after 8:30 or 9:00 a.m. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Multi-component workplace supports for active commuting Provide physical infrastructure (e.g., bike parking or showers), educational or social support (e.g., walking groups), and financial incentives that support active commuting Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Universal school-based suicide awareness & education programs Deliver a curriculum-based program that helps all students learn to recognize warning signs of suicide in themselves and others in a school setting Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education