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 Quality of Care Ensure access to housing Prevent child maltreatment Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Housing and Transit Income 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 Drug courts Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Family treatment drug courts Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance abuse Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Housing First Provide rapid access to permanent housing and support (e.g., crisis intervention, needs assessment, case management), usually for chronically homeless individuals with persistent mental illness or substance abuse issues Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Housing mediation services Facilitate mediation between tenants and landlords to resolve conflict and prevent eviction Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Recreational marijuana legalization Allow adults to possess a limited amount of marijuana for personal, non-medical use Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety
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 Drug courts Use specialized courts to offer criminal offenders with drug dependency problems an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Family treatment drug courts Use specialized courts to work with parents involved in the child welfare system who may lose custody of their children due to substance abuse Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Housing First Provide rapid access to permanent housing and support (e.g., crisis intervention, needs assessment, case management), usually for chronically homeless individuals with persistent mental illness or substance abuse issues Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Housing mediation services Facilitate mediation between tenants and landlords to resolve conflict and prevent eviction Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Recreational marijuana legalization Allow adults to possess a limited amount of marijuana for personal, non-medical use Evidence Rating: Insufficient Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety
