Educate parents and caregivers about proper use of car seats and reward parents and/or children for correct use
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Car seat incentive & education programs
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety
Community-wide physical activity campaigns
Engage a variety of partners in a highly visible, multi-component effort to increase physical activity, often with efforts to address cardiovascular disease risk factors
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Cultural competence training for health care professionals
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
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Quality of Care
Dropout prevention programs for teen mothers
Provide teen mothers with services such as remedial education, vocational training, case management, health care, child care, and transportation assistance to support high school completion
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Education
Financial incentives for new nursing faculty
Offer loan repayment, tuition assistance, competitive academic salaries, etc. to students who teach in nursing programs after completing an advanced degree
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
Fruit & vegetable taste testing
Offer samples of fresh fruits and vegetables in cafeterias, nutrition classes, school gardens, or workplace well-being meetings, often as part of a multi-faceted nutrition intervention
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Healthy vending machine options
Increase healthy options in vending machines by reducing the price of healthy choices, increasing the number of healthy choices compared to unhealthy choices, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Intensive case management for pregnant & parenting teens
Provide pregnant or parenting teens with services based upon their needs (e.g., counseling, connections to health care or social services, academic support, etc.) in school or community settings
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
Mentoring for new nurses
Pair new nurses with more experienced nurses who act as a resource and provide support as the new nurse establishes her or himself professionally
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
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
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
School dental programs
Provide sealants, fluoride treatment, screening, and other preventive dental care on school grounds via partnerships with dental professionals
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
School-based health centers
Provide health care services on school premises to attending elementary, middle, and high school students; services provided by teams of nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Education, Access to Care
Teen pregnancy prevention programs
Support school-, community-, and clinic-based teen pregnancy prevention programs such as comprehensive sex education, HIV/STI prevention and youth development efforts, service learning, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
Water availability & promotion interventions
Make water readily available in various settings via regular placement of drinking fountains, water coolers, bottled water in vending machines, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Worksite obesity prevention interventions
Use educational, environmental, and behavioral strategies to improve food choices and physical activity opportunities in worksite settings, also called workplace health programs
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise