Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 4 Strategies Government Some Evidence Sexual Activity Tobacco Use Mixed Evidence Provide physical activity information & education Reduce emissions from mobile sources Reduce risky sexual behavior Air and Water Quality Community Safety Diet and Exercise Education Clear all 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 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 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 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 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 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