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 Effective Practice, Health / Family Planning, Teens
The goal of this program is to educate adolescents about teen pregnancy, abstinence, and contraceptive.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation
The State of Arizona's original interest in telecommuting arose out of the search for solutions to common issues facing many areas in the United States: traffic congestion, air pollution, and energy consumption. However, Arizona has found that telecommuting is a powerful management tool that increases employee productivity while reducing the cost of employee turnover.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
The goal of this program is to maximize the impact of anti-tobacco education by combining resources across the campus, church, and community.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Women
The goal of this program is to improve the quality of life for women diagnosed with cancer.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Urban
One of the primary goals of Bronx Center is to ensure that area residents and businesses gain access to as many jobs, both construction and permanent, and contracting opportunities as possible. Other goals include renovating the Bronx Borough Courthouse and transforming it into The Bronx Planning Center and improving education, housing, and the economic state of the community.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to improve the health of the Cambodian population in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Older Adults
The goal of this program is to encourage weight bearing exercise among seniors and individuals at risk of or suffering with osteoporosis.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement
The goal of this program is to foster cultural understanding among the communities of West Palm Beach.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment
The goal of the Green Map System is to cultivate citizen participation and community sustainability in hundreds of places around the world.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
The goal of this program is to help suppliers continuously learn ways to save money, optimize resource use, and eliminate waste through on-site technical reviews.