Strategies Policies and programs that work SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 5 Strategies Business Educators Housing and Transit Income Sexual Activity Funders Government Health Care Mixed Evidence Access to Care Alcohol and Drug Use Diet and Exercise Employment Clear all Save this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment Save this strategy Medical marijuana legalization Allow eligible patients to use marijuana for medical purposes; often called medical marijuana laws (MMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use Save this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income Save this strategy Payday loan regulations Regulate short-term loans that must be repaid by a borrower’s next pay day via bans, caps on maximum interest rates and loan amounts, or require minimum loan terms and credit cost Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income Save this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity
Save this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment
Save this strategy Medical marijuana legalization Allow eligible patients to use marijuana for medical purposes; often called medical marijuana laws (MMLs) Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Alcohol and Drug Use
Save this strategy Minimum wage increases Increase the lowest hourly, daily, or monthly compensation that employers may legally pay to workers Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income
Save this strategy Payday loan regulations Regulate short-term loans that must be repaid by a borrower’s next pay day via bans, caps on maximum interest rates and loan amounts, or require minimum loan terms and credit cost Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Income
Save this strategy School or community-based abstinence-only education Promote abstinence from sexual activity, generally only with mention of condoms and birth control to highlight failure rates Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Sexual Activity
