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, Health / Food Safety, Children, Teens
The goal of the National Coalition for Food-Safe Schools is to reduce foodborne illness in the U.S. by improving food safety in schools.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Economic Climate, Urban
The goal of this program is to promote investments in underserved urban neighborhoods.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
The goal of this law is to reduce abusive lending practices.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
The goal of the North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program is to increase breast cancer screening among older African American women.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Families
The goal of this program is to foster positive family relationships.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Children, Adults, Families, Urban
The goal of Parent Voices is to improve access to child care for all families through advocacy.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Older Adults
The goal of Parenting the Second Time Around (PASTA) is to train facilitators to lead workshops on childcare for grandparent/caregiver relatives.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Children
The goal of this program is to improve reading skills for beginner readers.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The project seeks to model how the aging network in partnership with a managed care plan can improve the health outcomes for older adults.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Urban
The goal of Peacekeepers is to prevent violence among youth in the Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco.