Support a four-tiered approach to indoor pest control that minimizes potential hazards to people, property, and the environment
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Integrated pest management for indoor use
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit
Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) in middle schools
Emphasize high expectations for all students, parent and student commitment, empowered principals, and regular student assessments that inform continuous improvement in a lengthened school-year and school-day
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Education
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
No Excuses charter school model
Focus heavily on reading and math achievement, enforce high behavioral expectations through a formal discipline system, lengthen instructional time, and increase feedback on teacher performance
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Education
Nutrient management plans
Support site-specific plans for crop production that match nutrient applications to crop needs, typically with agricultural best management practices
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Air and Water Quality
Nutrition and physical activity interventions in preschool & child care
Offer young children opportunities to eat healthy foods and engage in physical activity by providing fresh fruits and vegetables, incorporating physical activity into daily classroom routines, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Physically active classrooms
Incorporate physical activity breaks, classroom energizers, or moving activities into academic lessons, usually for elementary students
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Places for physical activity
Modify local environments to support physical activity, increase access to new or existing facilities for physical activity, or build new facilities
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Point-of-decision prompts for physical activity
Place motivational signs on or near stairwells, elevators, and escalators that encourage individuals to use stairs
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Preschool education programs
Provide center-based programs that support cognitive and social-emotional growth among children who are not old enough to enter formal schooling
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Education