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, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens, Urban
The goal of this program is to help divert youths in early stages of delinquency from committing future crimes.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Educational Attainment, Teens
Project CRAFT is designed to improve educational levels, teach vocational skills and reduce recidivism among adjudicated youth, while addressing the home building industry's need for entry level workers.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults, Families
The mission of Project Live Active in Yancey is to enhance the built environment in the community in order to prevent obesity and encourage community members to be physically active.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
The main objective of the Protocol is to provide a medicolegal framework for the protection of public health and safety in the face of emerging threats of infectious diseases and bioterrorism agents with due regard to a citizen's right to due process.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Women
The goal of this program is to increase prenatal entry into WIC. The ultimate purpose is to lower the rate of low birth weight as well as the rate of infant mortality.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Urban
The Queens Botanical Garden, a living museum serving the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is committed to presenting collections, education and research initiatives and programs that demonstrate environmental stewardship, promote sustainability and celebrate the rich cultural connections between people and plants.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Adults
The mission of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places for healthier people.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy encourages people of all ages and abilities to get outside and be active on a rail-trail. The organization serves 150,000 members and supporters on over 20,000 miles of rail-trail.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Children, Teens
The goal of READ 180 is to improve literacy among children and teenagers through curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Urban
The mission of the RHAP is to protect the health of the general population and to improve the health status of refugees so they may achieve self-sufficiency.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
The goal of this program is to reduce waste and encourage recycling at Tinker Air Force Base.