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 Evidence of Ineffectiveness Promote healthy eating Reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Reduce unnecessary spending & overtreatment Diet and Exercise Quality of Care Tobacco Use Clear all Bookmark this strategy Breastfeeding promotion programs Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Patient financial incentives for preventive care Use payments, vouchers, and other incentives to encourage patients to undergo preventive care such as screenings, vaccinations, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy Patient shared decision making Support joint decision making between health care practitioners and patients through shared decision making (SDM); part of patient-centered care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy School nutrition standards Regulate the quality of food that can be sold to students through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), à la carte options, vending machines, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for indoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking indoors or restrict it to designated, often outdoor, areas Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Value-based insurance design Create financial incentives or remove financial disincentives to affect consumer choices and incentivize provision of cost efficient health care services Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Breastfeeding promotion programs Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Patient financial incentives for preventive care Use payments, vouchers, and other incentives to encourage patients to undergo preventive care such as screenings, vaccinations, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Patient shared decision making Support joint decision making between health care practitioners and patients through shared decision making (SDM); part of patient-centered care Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy School nutrition standards Regulate the quality of food that can be sold to students through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), à la carte options, vending machines, etc. Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for indoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking indoors or restrict it to designated, often outdoor, areas Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Value-based insurance design Create financial incentives or remove financial disincentives to affect consumer choices and incentivize provision of cost efficient health care services Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care