Strategies

Match disadvantaged or at-risk youth with volunteer mentors in school or community settings

Assign higher costs to non-nutritious foods than nutritious foods via incentives, subsidies, or price discounts for healthy foods and beverages or disincentives or price increases for unhealthy choices

Provide pregnant and parenting teens with services such as education, vocational training, case management, health care, child care, and transportation assistance to support high school completion

Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds