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 Business Educators Health Care Scientifically Supported Some Evidence Ensure sports & recreation safety Support active travel Community Safety Housing and Transit Clear all Bookmark this strategy Child bicycle helmet promotion programs Promote child bicycle helmet use via bicycle safety education, media campaigns, or provision of free or subsidized helmets Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Helmets in collision sports Use helmets to absorb, dissipate, and reduce impact forces to an athlete’s head and brain during collisions or falls Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Bookmark this strategy Multi-component workplace supports for active commuting Provide physical infrastructure (e.g., bike parking or showers), educational or social support (e.g., walking groups), and financial incentives that support active commuting Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise 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 Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Child bicycle helmet promotion programs Promote child bicycle helmet use via bicycle safety education, media campaigns, or provision of free or subsidized helmets Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Helmets in collision sports Use helmets to absorb, dissipate, and reduce impact forces to an athlete’s head and brain during collisions or falls Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety
Bookmark this strategy Multi-component workplace supports for active commuting Provide physical infrastructure (e.g., bike parking or showers), educational or social support (e.g., walking groups), and financial incentives that support active commuting Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
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 Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise