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 / Cancer, Adults
The American Cancer Society's Workplace Solutions assists employers in implementing evidence-based health interventions that reduce risk factors for cancer by promoting healthy lifestyle choices.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Children
The goal of this program is to give Manchester area youth tools to earn their GEDs and meet their career goals.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Adults, Families, Urban
The goal of the 11th Street Family Health Services Center is to provide healthcare to underserved, low-income community members.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Adults, Families
The goal of the AIDS Insurance Continuation Program is to provide low-income Floridians living with HIV/AIDS with continuous private health insurance coverage.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Air
The goal of the partnership is to offer the public a comprehensive air quality resource while promoting a consistent regional air quality message.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Teens, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of Arriba Juntos is to provide those most at risk for prolonged poverty with educational and employment programs.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Children, Families, Urban
The goal of the program was to provide a multi-layered asthma management program for parents, children, and staff of early childhood centers.
The ABC program demonstrates that a multi-layered approach can improve asthma outcomes among preschoolers with a combination of parent and provider education having the greatest impact.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Urban
To improve drinking water consumption among adolescents.
This study shows that provision of filtered, chilled drinking water in school cafeterias coupled with promotion and education is associated with increased consumption of drinking water at school.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Oral Health
The goal of the Be Smart & Seal Them! program is to provide dental sealants proven to prevent tooth decay to second grade students.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Teens, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The mission of Beats & Rhymes is to provide schools and community centers with the knowledge and resources they need to implement their own successful program, and subsequent music group.
Beats & Rhymes teaches youth music-making skills through implementation in various Minneapolis after-school programs.