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 Government Scientifically Supported Mixed Evidence Reduce alcohol-impaired driving Reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Alcohol and Drug Use Community Safety Employment Income Tobacco Use Clear all Bookmark this strategy Administrative license suspension/revocation laws Enable law enforcement to immediately take the license of a driver who fails or refuses to take a chemical test for alcohol Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Blood alcohol concentration laws Set legal limits for drivers’ blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Breath testing checkpoints Implement checkpoints where law enforcement officers can stop drivers suspected of drinking and driving and assess their level of alcohol impairment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use Bookmark this strategy Ignition interlock devices Strengthen policies that mandate ignition interlock installation in vehicles to prevent operation by a driver with a high blood alcohol concentration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use 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 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 Administrative license suspension/revocation laws Enable law enforcement to immediately take the license of a driver who fails or refuses to take a chemical test for alcohol Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Blood alcohol concentration laws Set legal limits for drivers’ blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Breath testing checkpoints Implement checkpoints where law enforcement officers can stop drivers suspected of drinking and driving and assess their level of alcohol impairment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use
Bookmark this strategy Ignition interlock devices Strengthen policies that mandate ignition interlock installation in vehicles to prevent operation by a driver with a high blood alcohol concentration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Alcohol and Drug Use
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 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