Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Economic Climate
The goal of Crosstown 116 was to foster participatory planning, sustainability, gender equity, increased awareness, and housing alternatives.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Families
The Doors to Discovery curriculum builds a foundation for literacy by focusing on children's vocabulary and expressive and receptive language skills.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The goal of the Elder Farmers' Market Nutrition Program is to help low-income elders improve their nutrition through access to fresh produce that they may not otherwise be able to afford.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
technologies to speed their implementation for the benefi t of vendors, purchasers, permitters, and the public.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to improve access to breast cancer information with linguistically and culturally appropriate outreach efforts.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Adults, Women, Men, Older Adults, Rural
To reduce the risk of falls among residents over 65 years of age through education in fall awareness and prevention.
After the program, participants spoke with healthcare providers regarding dizziness and medication side effects, scheduled overdue eye exams, and implemented home safety ideas to reduce the risk of falling.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens
The goal of this program is to prevent tobacco and alcohol abuse among adolescents.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Children, Teens
The mission of Family Place Libraries™ is to increase the capacity of libraries throughout the nation to recognize and realize their full potential as community hubs for healthy child and family development, parent and community involvement and lifelong learning beginning at birth.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes, Adults, Families
The goal of the HOPWA program is to help families pay housing expenses so that they are not displaced due to costs and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Governance
The goal of Health in All Policies is to ensure that health effects are routinely taken into consideration when developing policy.
Health in All Policies initiatives have helped create healthier communities through implementing policies with health consequences in mind. For many counties, this includes creating cross-agency teams and workgroups to address problems in their community.