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 Funders Public Health Family and Social Support Quality of Care Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Create opportunities for active living Improve patient safety Access to Care Diet and Exercise Education Employment Clear all Bookmark this strategy Chronic disease self-management (CDSM) programs Provide educational and behavioral interventions that support patients’ ability to actively manage their condition(s) in everyday life Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy Multi-component fall prevention interventions for older adults Provide a fixed, multi-component set of fall prevention interventions to older adults, usually in community settings, without an individualized risk assessment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy Point-of-decision prompts for physical activity Place motivational signs on or near stairwells, elevators, and escalators that encourage individuals to use stairs Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Risk assessments & personalized approaches to fall prevention among older adults Conduct individual assessments that gauge older adults’ risk of falling and develop personalized approaches to help prevent falls Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Chronic disease self-management (CDSM) programs Provide educational and behavioral interventions that support patients’ ability to actively manage their condition(s) in everyday life Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Multi-component fall prevention interventions for older adults Provide a fixed, multi-component set of fall prevention interventions to older adults, usually in community settings, without an individualized risk assessment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Point-of-decision prompts for physical activity Place motivational signs on or near stairwells, elevators, and escalators that encourage individuals to use stairs Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Risk assessments & personalized approaches to fall prevention among older adults Conduct individual assessments that gauge older adults’ risk of falling and develop personalized approaches to help prevent falls Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise