Use individual, group, and community-level interventions to provide education, support, and training that can affect social norms about HIV and other STIs
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Behavioral interventions to prevent HIV and other STIs
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
Birthing Project SisterFriends
Provide one-on-one advice, education, and emotional and social support to women of color, by volunteer women of color, during pregnancy and for one year after birth
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Breastfeeding promotion programs
Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Cell phone-based tobacco cessation interventions
Deliver tobacco cessation advice and motivational messages via text or video message
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
CenteringPregnancy
Provide prenatal care in a group setting, integrating health assessment, education, and support
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
Child-focused advertising restrictions for unhealthy foods & beverages
Restrict child-focused advertising for unhealthy foods and beverages via bans on unhealthy food and drink ads during children’s TV programs, product placement in children’s movies, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Chronic disease management programs
Implement multi-component efforts that include coordination of health services by multidisciplinary teams of health care professionals, patient self-management, and patient education
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Quality of Care
Chronic disease self-management (CDSM) programs
Provide educational and behavioral interventions that support patients’ ability to actively manage their condition(s) in everyday life
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Quality of Care
College-based obesity prevention educational interventions
Support multi-component educational interventions for college students that address nutrition, physical activity, and healthy weight management; often with environmental modifications
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Community health workers
Engage professional or lay health workers to provide education, referral and follow-up, case management, home visiting, etc. for those at high risk for poor health outcomes; also called promotores de salud
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care