Strategies

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

13 Strategies matching Increase education beyond high school

Public deliberations

Bring people with diverse values and perspectives together to engage in facilitated, inclusive, and informed dialogues about a topic of public concern. Examples include Citizens’ Initiative Reviews, deliberative polling, citizen juries, and citizen’s assemblies.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence

Community Conditions

  • Civic and community resources

Societal Rules

  • Governance

Rent regulation policies

Establish tenant protections via regulations of the housing rental market such as limits on rent increases and eviction protections for tenants with low incomes; typically via rent stabilization
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion

Community Conditions

  • Housing and transportation

Societal Rules

  • Laws and policies

School-based multi-component healthy lifestyle interventions

Combine educational, environmental, and behavioral activities that support positive changes for physical activity, dietary, and mental health habits (e.g., nutrition education, aerobic/strength training, counseling, etc.) in school settings
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion

Community Conditions

  • Diet and exercise