Strategies

Provide mental health care services (e.g., psychotherapy or counseling) via telephone or videoconference

Provide prenatal care in a group setting, integrating health assessment, education, and support

Expand incentives such as scholarships and loans with service requirements and loan repayment or forgiveness programs for health care providers who practice in rural or other underserved areas

Deliver consultative, diagnostic, and treatment services remotely, especially for patients who live in areas with limited access to care or who experience transportation or mobility barriers; sometimes called telehealth

Teach students attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behavior needed to participate in and contribute to a democracy

Engage professional or lay health workers to provide education, referral and follow-up, case management, home visiting, etc. for those who experience barriers in accessing health care; also called promotoras(es) de salud or community health representatives

Provided high quality preschool with home visiting to African-American children from families with low incomes with an emphasis on active learning in Ypsilanti, Michigan

Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential

Implement programs that continue education, mentoring, and support for novice nurses following graduation

Increase access to LARCs through cost reduction, comprehensive birth control counseling, provider training, efforts to ensure availability at local clinics, etc.