Strategies

What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive.

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Youth civics education

Teach students attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behavior needed to participate in and contribute to a democracy
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence

Community Conditions

  • Education
  • Civic and community resources

Societal Rules

  • Worldviews, culture and norms

Youth leadership programs

Provide youth with leadership building opportunities, often through social activities such as advocacy groups, peer education, youth-led participatory research, and local government youth advisory councils and boards
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence

Community Conditions

  • Safety and social support
  • Civic and community resources