Support locally-based visual, media, and performing arts initiatives for children and adults; also called participatory arts programs
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
filtered by "Family and Social Support" and "Expert Opinion"
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Community centers
Support community venues that facilitate local residents’ efforts to socialize, participate in recreational or educational activities, gain information, and seek counseling or support services
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Intergenerational communities
Create communities that promote interaction and cooperation between individuals of different ages and focus on the needs of all residents, especially children and older adults
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Intergenerational mentoring
Establish a relationship between an older adult and an at-risk child or adolescent; programs are often based in schools, community centers, or faith-based organizations
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Neighborhood associations
Establish voluntary formal groups of residents who work together to create a unified voice, enhance living conditions in their neighborhood, and address neighborhood concerns
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Open Streets
Allow community members to gather, socialize, walk, run, bike, skate, etc. by closing selected streets temporarily to motorized traffic; also called Ciclovía programs
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise, Family and Social Support
Social service integration
Coordinate access to services across delivery systems and disciplinary boundaries (e.g., housing, disability, physical health, mental health, child welfare, workforce services, etc.)
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Trauma-informed approaches to community building
Support and strengthen traumatized and distressed residents and communities and address effects of trauma (e.g., violence, poverty, homelessness, social isolation, racism, etc.) via a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder...
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Youth leadership programs
Provide youth with leadership and empowerment 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:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
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