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 Government Nonprofits Diet and Exercise Education Family and Social Support Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Increase early childhood education Increase high school completion rates Reduce emissions from mobile sources Access to Care Air and Water Quality Community Safety Clear all Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment Bookmark this strategy Preschool & child care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) Support quality improvement efforts in early child care and preschool via financial incentives, standards, processes to monitor standards and ensure compliance, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Bookmark this strategy Smart Start North Carolina Provide comprehensive early childhood services, including high quality educational child care, health, and family support to address local needs Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Bookmark this strategy Vehicle anti-idling initiatives Implement anti-idling policies and awareness campaigns to reduce engine idling for passenger vehicles, school buses, and/or equipment and truck fleets Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality Bookmark this strategy Vehicle inspection & maintenance (I/M) programs Require scheduled testing of vehicles’ tailpipe and evaporative emissions; federally mandated in areas with particularly poor air quality Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment
Bookmark this strategy Preschool & child care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) Support quality improvement efforts in early child care and preschool via financial incentives, standards, processes to monitor standards and ensure compliance, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Smart Start North Carolina Provide comprehensive early childhood services, including high quality educational child care, health, and family support to address local needs Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education
Bookmark this strategy Vehicle anti-idling initiatives Implement anti-idling policies and awareness campaigns to reduce engine idling for passenger vehicles, school buses, and/or equipment and truck fleets Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality
Bookmark this strategy Vehicle inspection & maintenance (I/M) programs Require scheduled testing of vehicles’ tailpipe and evaporative emissions; federally mandated in areas with particularly poor air quality Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Air and Water Quality