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 Nonprofits Employment Family and Social Support Income Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Reduce risky sexual behavior Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Diet and Exercise Education Clear all Bookmark this strategy Mass media and social marketing campaigns to prevent HIV and other STIs Use traditional and digital media to disseminate information about safe sex Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Multi-component interventions to prevent teen pregnancy Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity Bookmark this strategy Secondhand smoke education interventions Use counseling, informational materials, etc. to inform smokers and non-smokers of the harms of secondhand smoke and encourage them to implement home smoking bans Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Tobacco Use Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for outdoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking outdoors or restrict it to designated areas Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Mass media and social marketing campaigns to prevent HIV and other STIs Use traditional and digital media to disseminate information about safe sex Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Multi-component interventions to prevent teen pregnancy Support initiatives that combine multiple components such as education, skills building, and contraceptive promotion to reduce pregnancy among youth Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity
Bookmark this strategy Secondhand smoke education interventions Use counseling, informational materials, etc. to inform smokers and non-smokers of the harms of secondhand smoke and encourage them to implement home smoking bans Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Tobacco Use
Bookmark this strategy Smoke-free policies for outdoor areas Implement private sector rules or public sector regulations that prohibit smoking outdoors or restrict it to designated areas Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Tobacco Use