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.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults
Studies found a median increase of 21.0 percentage points in vaccination coverage among participants.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations among Non-Healthcare Workers (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults
Studies found a median increase of 21.0 percentage points in vaccination coverage among participants.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors or Increase Protective Behaviors to Prevent Acquisition of HIV in Men Who Have Sex with Men: Individual-, Group-, and Community-Level Behavioral Interventions (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Men's Health, Men
The goal of the HIV behavioral interventions program is to reduce unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sex with men.
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends individual-level HIV behavioral interventions for adult men who have sex with men to reduce unprotected anal intercourse. Related findings recommend HIV behavioral interventions at the group level and community level.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Mental Health & Mental Illness: Collaborative Care for the Management of Depressive Disorders (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Adults
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Obesity Prevention and Control: Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Screen Time (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Oral Health, Children
The Community Preventive Services Task Force has found that community water fluoridation is effective in decreasing dental caries across populations.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Preventing Dental Caries: School-Based or -Linked Sealant Delivery Programs (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Oral Health, Children
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Adults
Dram shop liability laws, or when the owner of an establishment that sells alcohol is responsible for the harmful actions of a customer after he or she buys a drink, leaves the location, and then causes harm, have the ability to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harms.