Strategies What Works for Health includes evidence-informed strategies to create communities where everyone can thrive. SORT BY A-ZBest MatchNewest VIEW 102550 6 Strategies Business Educators Community Safety Diet and Exercise Employment Family and Social Support Housing and Transit Funders Some Evidence Mixed Evidence Increase worker employability Support affordable housing options Access to Care Air and Water Quality Alcohol and Drug Use Clear all Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Community land trusts Purchase the land a home is on to lease to homeowners with low and middle incomes and require homeowners to sell the home back to the trust or to another resident with low income upon moving Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment Bookmark this strategy Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) Provide funding via tax credits at the state and local level to support development and rehabilitation costs of low income rental housing Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit Bookmark this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment Bookmark this strategy Summer youth employment programs Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Employment
Bookmark this strategy Ban the Box Prohibit criminal history questions on job applications and postpone background checks Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Community land trusts Purchase the land a home is on to lease to homeowners with low and middle incomes and require homeowners to sell the home back to the trust or to another resident with low income upon moving Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy High school equivalency credentials Offer programs to help individuals without a high school diploma or its equivalent achieve a high school equivalency credential Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Education Employment
Bookmark this strategy Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) Provide funding via tax credits at the state and local level to support development and rehabilitation costs of low income rental housing Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Housing and Transit
Bookmark this strategy Sector-based workforce initiatives Provide industry-focused education and job training based on the needs of regional employers within specific sectors Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Employment
Bookmark this strategy Summer youth employment programs Provide short-term employment opportunities for youth, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds Evidence Rating: Some Evidence Community Safety Employment
