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, Community / Social Environment, Teens, Adults, Urban
Walk the Talk nurtures community involvement and leadership in individuals.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Public Safety, Older Adults
To build community support for and awareness of senior-pedestrian safety issues.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Transportation, Children
The goals of the Walking School Bus are to get children to be more physically active and to decrease crime on the way to and from schools.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Poverty, Families
The goal of this program is to help motivated low-income single-parents move from public assistance to self-sufficiency through affordable housing, quality child care, counselling, education and training.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
The goal of this program is to help move people from public assistance to employment.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Families
Water First aims to reduce the sugary beverage intake and increase water intake in tweens through an educational website for tweens and their parents, and promotion in the community.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families, Urban
The goal of the program is to improve access to fresh drinking water as a calorie-free beverage option in select NYC school cafeterias at lunchtime.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Urban
The goal of this program is to create a regional approach to emerging infection based on public education, environmental monitoring, and disease surveillance.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
The primary goal of the program is to protect the public from WNV by early detection of WNV and elimination of mosquitoes.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The mission is to provide affordable and accessible fitness and nutrition programs to people in low-income communities.