Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 3 Strategies Business Educators Housing and Transit Income Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Funders Expert Opinion Mixed Evidence Promote broad approaches to increasing physical activity Reduce initiation and/or increase cessation Reduce risky sexual behavior Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Clear all Bookmark this strategy Community weight loss challenges Support temporary programs that work to energize participants to lose weight via prizes, often combined with education, weight status and food intake tracking, regular check-ins, and group support Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Tobacco retailer licensing Require retailers to purchase licenses to sell tobacco products; retailers must follow all tobacco control laws to keep licenses Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Community weight loss challenges Support temporary programs that work to energize participants to lose weight via prizes, often combined with education, weight status and food intake tracking, regular check-ins, and group support Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Tobacco retailer licensing Require retailers to purchase licenses to sell tobacco products; retailers must follow all tobacco control laws to keep licenses Evidence Rating: Expert Opinion Tobacco Use