Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 3 Strategies Prevent neighborhood crime and violence Alcohol and drug use Clear all Bookmark this strategy Adult drug courts Use specialized courts to offer adults who are charged with an offense and have substance use disorders an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Conditions Safety and social support Alcohol and drug use Societal Rules Laws and policies Bookmark this strategy Alcohol outlet density restrictions Limit increases in the number and concentration of alcohol outlets by area or by population through licensing or zoning regulations Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Conditions Alcohol and drug use Safety and social support Societal Rules Laws and policies Bookmark this strategy Recreational marijuana legalization Allow adults to possess a limited amount of marijuana for personal, non-medical use; often called recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Community Conditions Alcohol and drug use Safety and social support Societal Rules Laws and policies
Bookmark this strategy Adult drug courts Use specialized courts to offer adults who are charged with an offense and have substance use disorders an alternative to adjudication or incarceration Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Conditions Safety and social support Alcohol and drug use Societal Rules Laws and policies
Bookmark this strategy Alcohol outlet density restrictions Limit increases in the number and concentration of alcohol outlets by area or by population through licensing or zoning regulations Evidence Rating: Scientifically Supported Community Conditions Alcohol and drug use Safety and social support Societal Rules Laws and policies
Bookmark this strategy Recreational marijuana legalization Allow adults to possess a limited amount of marijuana for personal, non-medical use; often called recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Community Conditions Alcohol and drug use Safety and social support Societal Rules Laws and policies
