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.)
Policies & Programs
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Advocacy for victims of intimate partner violence
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Community Safety
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
Campus alcohol bans
Restrict alcohol consumption anywhere on a college or university campus or only in specific areas (e.g., residence halls)
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Alcohol and Drug Use
Community kitchens for nutrition education
Use existing kitchen spaces for community members to share knowledge, resources, and labor to prepare, cook, and consume food, often with nutrition education provided for participants experiencing food insecurity
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Designated driver promotion programs
Encourage use of designated drivers via population-based mass media campaigns, incentive programs based in drinking establishments, and other efforts
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Alcohol and Drug Use
Financial education for adults
Provide one-on-one or group adult education programs that cover topics such as basic budgeting, bank use, credit management, bankruptcy, credit building and counseling, homeownership, retirement, divorce, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Income
Georgia Fatherhood Program
Provide employment-based services for non-custodial fathers who pay child support and experience a job loss or a decrease in income
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Grocery, housing & utilities cooperatives
Establish a non-share capital cooperative model in which fee-paying members can share the communal resources of a grocery, house, or utility cooperative
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support
Healthy Births for Healthy Communities
Provided case management, medical care, reproductive education, a medical home, and help with reproductive and self-management goals in the 18 months after an adverse birth outcome for Chicago-area women
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
Holistic approaches to reduce risky sexual behavior among adolescents
Coordinate efforts to reduce risky sexual behavior among adolescents with work, vocational training, or sports
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
Hospital wristband color standardization
Establish national standards for the colors of patient wristbands used to alert health care providers about specific conditions such as allergies or elevated fall risk
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Quality of Care
Housing mediation services
Facilitate mediation between tenants and landlords to resolve conflict and prevent eviction
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Housing and Transit
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine education
Inform young women and men about HPV and its consequences as well as the benefits of vaccination via telephone, writing, video, or in-person efforts
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
J-1 physician visa waivers
Expand use of J-1 physician visa waivers for foreign-born physicians who have trained in the US and will serve patients in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Access to Care
Job-sharing programs
Offer flexible working arrangements, allowing the duties of a single full-time position to be covered by two part-time employees
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Employment
Keg registration laws
Require wholesalers or retailers to record an identification number for beer kegs and a purchaser’s information (e.g., name and address, date of birth, etc.) at the time of purchase
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Alcohol and Drug Use
Mass media campaigns for physical activity
Provide messages that support physical activity to large and broad audiences using newspapers, radio, television, and billboards
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Diet and Exercise
Media restrictions on sexual content
Reduce child and adolescent access to sexual content in television, movies, music, and videogames via rating systems, parental advisories, parental guidelines, etc.
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Sexual Activity
Microfinance & microenterprise
Support programs that provide small loans, usually to disadvantaged individuals, to start or expand a small business, often with business training and other assistance
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Income
National Fatherhood Initiative's 24/7 Dad
Help men improve their parenting skills and fathering knowledge via a voluntary, comprehensive fatherhood program
Evidence Rating:
Insufficient Evidence
Health Factor(s):
Family and Social Support