Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 6 Strategies Scientifically Supported Insufficient Evidence Housing and Transit Income Evidence of Ineffectiveness Increase or supplement income Raise the price of alcohol Reduce availability of alcohol and other drugs Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Family and Social Support Clear all Bookmark this strategy Alcohol outlet density restrictions Limit increases in the number and concentration of alcohol outlets by area or by population through licensing or zoning regulations Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Alcohol taxes Increase the price of alcohol via taxes levied for beer, wine, and liquor purchases Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Campus alcohol bans Restrict alcohol consumption anywhere on a college or university campus or only in specific areas (e.g., residence halls) Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Child care subsidies Provide financial assistance to working parents, or parents attending school, to pay for child care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income Bookmark this strategy Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Expand refundable earned income tax credits for working individuals and families with low to moderate incomes Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income Bookmark this strategy Full child support pass-through and disregard Adopt policies that allow custodial parents who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to collect all child support paid by the non-custodial parent; no portion is retained by the state Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income
Bookmark this strategy Alcohol outlet density restrictions Limit increases in the number and concentration of alcohol outlets by area or by population through licensing or zoning regulations Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Alcohol taxes Increase the price of alcohol via taxes levied for beer, wine, and liquor purchases Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Campus alcohol bans Restrict alcohol consumption anywhere on a college or university campus or only in specific areas (e.g., residence halls) Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Child care subsidies Provide financial assistance to working parents, or parents attending school, to pay for child care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income
Bookmark this strategy Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Expand refundable earned income tax credits for working individuals and families with low to moderate incomes Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income
Bookmark this strategy Full child support pass-through and disregard Adopt policies that allow custodial parents who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to collect all child support paid by the non-custodial parent; no portion is retained by the state Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Income