Strategies

Involve consumers in health care governance via roles on governing boards, advisory committees, or shorter-term special projects

Tailor health care to patients’ norms, beliefs, and values, as well as their language and literacy skills

Increase health care providers’ skills and knowledge to understand and respond to cultural differences, value diversity, etc. via factual information, skills training, and other efforts

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

Provide reminders, education, or self-management assistance for health conditions, especially chronic diseases, via text message

Increase patients’ health-related knowledge via efforts to simplify health education materials, improve patient-provider communication, and increase overall literacy

Engage practice coaches or facilitators to work with primary care clinic staff to redesign clinical practices, organize quality improvement efforts, improve communication, share best practices, etc.

Integrate legal services into health care settings to address legal issues that affect health (e.g., housing, food, utilities); services provided by private practice lawyers, law students, etc.

Deliver health care services and support to individuals with mental health concerns via mobile devices using text messaging or mobile applications (apps)

Provide educational and behavioral interventions that support patients’ ability to actively manage their condition(s) in everyday life