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 Educators Funders Income Sexual Activity Some Evidence Insufficient Evidence Mixed Evidence Build social capital within communities Ensure access to counseling and support Reduce risky sexual behavior Air and Water Quality Family and Social Support Clear all Bookmark this strategy HIV and STI interventions coordinated with work, vocational training, or sports for youth Coordinate efforts to reduce risky sexual behavior among adolescents with work, vocational training, or sports Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Mental Health First Aid Provide an 8 or 12 hour training to educate laypeople about how to assist individuals with mental health problems or at risk for problems such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support Bookmark this strategy Multi-component interventions to prevent teen pregnancy Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity 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 Youth civics education Teach students attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behavior needed to participate in and contribute to a democracy Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support Education
Bookmark this strategy HIV and STI interventions coordinated with work, vocational training, or sports for youth Coordinate efforts to reduce risky sexual behavior among adolescents with work, vocational training, or sports Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Mental Health First Aid Provide an 8 or 12 hour training to educate laypeople about how to assist individuals with mental health problems or at risk for problems such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support
Bookmark this strategy Multi-component interventions to prevent teen pregnancy Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity
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 Youth civics education Teach students attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behavior needed to participate in and contribute to a democracy Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Family and Social Support Education