Strategies

Support acquisition of job-specific skills through education, certification programs, or on-the-job training, often with personal development resources and other supports

Increase support for non-profit health care organizations and deliver comprehensive care to uninsured, underinsured, and vulnerable patients regardless of ability to pay; often called community health centers (CHCs)

Provide outreach and support to assist those whose employers do not offer affordable coverage, who are self-employed, or who are unemployed

Use broad media-based efforts to educate large groups of current and potential tobacco users about the dangers of tobacco use

Establish time-limited, subsidized, paid jobs to help individuals with barriers to employment transition to unsubsidized employment