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 Family and Social Support Sexual Activity Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Increase opportunities for oral health care Provide physical activity information & education Reduce risky sexual behavior Access to Care Community Safety Diet and Exercise Clear all Bookmark this strategy Allied dental professional scope of practice Expand the role of allied dental professionals (e.g., hygienists, therapists, etc.) via changes to statute, dentist supervision requirements, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Access to Care Bookmark this strategy Financial rewards for employee healthy behavior Offer payments, credits toward health insurance premiums, or other financial rewards to encourage employees to lose weight, eat more healthily, quit smoking, engage in physical activity, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Diet and Exercise 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 Allied dental professional scope of practice Expand the role of allied dental professionals (e.g., hygienists, therapists, etc.) via changes to statute, dentist supervision requirements, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Access to Care
Bookmark this strategy Financial rewards for employee healthy behavior Offer payments, credits toward health insurance premiums, or other financial rewards to encourage employees to lose weight, eat more healthily, quit smoking, engage in physical activity, etc. Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Diet and Exercise
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