Support programs that provide small loans, usually to disadvantaged individuals, to start or expand a small business, often with business training and other assistance
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Minimum drinking age laws
Maintain the current age below which the purchase or public consumption of alcoholic beverages is illegal; currently 21 in all states
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Alcohol and Drug Use
Minimum tobacco age laws
Increase the minimum legal tobacco age to purchase or publicly consume tobacco to 21; also called Tobacco 21
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Tobacco Use
Minimum wage increases
Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers
Evidence Rating:
Mixed Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Income
Mixed-use development
Support a combination of land uses (e.g., residential, commercial, recreational) in development initiatives, often through zoning regulations or Smart Growth initiatives
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit, Diet and Exercise
Mobile markets
Support fresh food carts or vehicles that travel to neighborhoods on a set schedule to sell fresh fruits and vegetables
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Multi-component community interventions against alcohol-impaired driving
Work to reduce alcohol-impaired driving via sobriety checkpoints, responsible beverage service training, education and awareness activities, and other efforts
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Alcohol and Drug Use
Multi-component fall prevention interventions for older adults
Provide a fixed, multi-component set of fall prevention interventions to older adults, usually in community settings, without an individualized risk assessment
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety, Quality of Care
Multi-component groundwater management programs
Address soil and water quality concerns via regular groundwater monitoring, education about risks to groundwater, water quotas and taxes, and other efforts
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Air and Water Quality
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for juvenile offenders
Use an intensive, family- and community-based intervention that addresses individual, family and environmental risk factors that affect antisocial behaviors among serious juvenile offenders
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety