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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Children
The goal of the curriculum is to prevent injury and death of children and youth due to alcohol-related incidents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Women's Health, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of Salud, Educacion, Prevencion y Autocuidado is to eliminate or reduce sex risk behaviors.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Urban
The goal of this promising practice was to reduce television, videotape, and video game use.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation, Families
Indiana has a primary seat belt law which enables law enforcement officers to issue citations when they are observed. However, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that officers may not indiscriminately stop motorists to see if they are wearing their seat belts. To increase safety belt usage compliance, members of the Traffic Safety Partnership developed Seat Belt Enforcement Zones. The primary objectives of these enforcement zones are to: combine public awareness initiatives and enforcement efforts; utilize multi-agency personnel from participating law enforcement agencies; operate on a zero tolerance policy for violations; inform residents about current seat belt usage rates using metal signs posted at various county locations.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Social Environment, Children, Teens, Families, Rural
The goal of this project was to prevent substance abuse among high-risk youth in Arizona.
Participants in the experimental group experienced significant differences in family relations, significant decrease in alcohol and other drugs, and also a significant decrease of alcohol use by family members. Participants of the control group did not experience similar impacts.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children
The goal of the TEDAS program is to reduce the number of pediatric asthma-related emergency room visits.
The CrossPoints Project: Using Virtual Reality to Teach Pedestrian Safety to Children (Ontario, Canada)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Public Safety, Children
The goal of the CrossPoints Project is to use a Virtual Reality software program to teach pedestrian safety to children.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Children
The premise of Trash to Treasures is items that would normally be thrown away or possibly recycled can be used for museum activities.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
To promote and maintain successful mentoring relationships between youth and adults.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of the Coalition to Reduce HIV in Broward County is to eliminate disparities in HIV disease in Broward County.
Disparities in new diagnoses of HIV among Hispanic residents of Broward County were eliminated and cut in half among non-Hispanic residents.