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 Public Health Income Quality of Care Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Evidence of Ineffectiveness Improve patient safety Support active travel Community Safety Family and Social Support Housing and Transit 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 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 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 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 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 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