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 Community Members Educators Quality of Care Tobacco Use Funders Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Increase worker employability Support asset development Diet and Exercise Employment Income Clear all Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Debt advice for tenants with unpaid rent Offer debt advice from trained providers to tenants with unpaid, overdue rent to help repay debt and increase financial literacy Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Income Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Financial education for adults Provide education on basic budgeting, bank use, credit management, bankruptcy, credit building and counseling, homeownership, retirement, divorce, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Income Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment Bookmark this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Debt advice for tenants with unpaid rent Offer debt advice from trained providers to tenants with unpaid, overdue rent to help repay debt and increase financial literacy Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Income Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Financial education for adults Provide education on basic budgeting, bank use, credit management, bankruptcy, credit building and counseling, homeownership, retirement, divorce, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Income
Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment
Bookmark this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment