Offer group educational, social, or physical activities that promote social interactions, regular attendance, and community involvement among older adults
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Policies and programs that can improve health
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Activity programs for older adults
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise, Family and Social Support
Advocacy for victims of intimate partner violence
Work to empower victims of intimate partner violence, help them with safety plans, and link them with community services (e.g., legal, housing, financial advice, emergency shelter, etc.)
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety
Alcohol brief interventions
Provide information and increase motivation to change or prevent problematic alcohol consumption in a short session; also called alcohol screening & brief intervention
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Alcohol and Drug Use
Allied dental professional scope of practice
Expand the role of allied dental professionals (e.g., hygienists, therapists, etc.) via changes to statute, dentist supervision requirements, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
Behavioral health primary care integration
Revise health care processes and provider roles to integrate mental health and substance abuse treatment into primary care; continue to refer patients with severe conditions to specialty care
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Quality of Care
Behavioral interventions to prevent HIV and other STIs
Use individual, group, and community-level interventions to provide education, support, and training that can affect social norms about HIV and other STIs
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
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
Car seat distribution & education programs
Provide parents with car seats free of charge, via loan or low cost rental, often with education about proper installation and use
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety
Car seat incentive & education programs
Educate parents and caregivers about proper use of car seats and reward parents and/or children for correct use
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety
Case-managed care for community-dwelling frail elders
Use a case management model for frail elderly patients living independently, coordinating aspects of long-term care (LTC) such as status assessment, monitoring, advocacy, care planning, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Quality of Care
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 bicycle helmet promotion programs
Promote child bicycle helmet use via bicycle safety education, media campaigns, or provision of free or subsidized helmets
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety
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
Clinic-based interventions for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination
Combine information about HPV and the benefits of vaccination with efforts to support vaccine series completion (e.g., patient and parent education or reminders, physician education, etc.)
Evidence Rating:
Some Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
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
Community supported agriculture (CSA)
Establish partnerships between farmers and consumers in which consumers purchase a share of a farm’s products in advance
Evidence Rating:
Expert Opinion
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Community-based social support for physical activity
Build, strengthen, and maintain social networks that provide supportive relationships for behavior change through walking groups or other community-based interventions
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
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
Comprehensive clinic-based programs for pregnant & parenting teens
Address the needs of teenage mothers via clinic-based programs that provide health care and family planning services as well as case management, counseling, and other supports
Evidence Rating:
Scientifically Supported
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity