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 Educators Public Health Scientifically Supported Improve patient safety Support active travel Employment Housing and Transit Quality of Care Clear all Bookmark this strategy Chronic disease self-management (CDSM) programs Provide educational and behavioral interventions that support patients’ ability to actively manage their condition(s) in everyday life Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy Multi-component fall prevention interventions for older adults Provide a fixed, multi-component set of fall prevention interventions to older adults, usually in community settings, without an individualized risk assessment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy Risk assessments & personalized approaches to fall prevention among older adults Conduct individual assessments that gauge older adults’ risk of falling and develop personalized approaches to help prevent falls Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise Bookmark this strategy Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Chronic disease self-management (CDSM) programs Provide educational and behavioral interventions that support patients’ ability to actively manage their condition(s) in everyday life Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Multi-component fall prevention interventions for older adults Provide a fixed, multi-component set of fall prevention interventions to older adults, usually in community settings, without an individualized risk assessment Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Risk assessments & personalized approaches to fall prevention among older adults Conduct individual assessments that gauge older adults’ risk of falling and develop personalized approaches to help prevent falls Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Safety Quality of Care
Bookmark this strategy Safe Routes to Schools Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise
Bookmark this strategy Walking school buses Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Housing and Transit Diet and Exercise