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 / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
To have an EMR system that allows medical professionals to correctly diagnose and address the medical needs of incarcerated patients in the emergency room or in the prison system.
The program has allowed for greater accessibility and sharing of medical data.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Public Safety, Urban
The goal of this strategy is to improve the effectiveness of policing in Chicago.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Public Safety, Children
The goal of this program is to increase booster seat use among children aged 4 to 8 years.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens
The goal of CMCA is to change policies and practices of major community institutions to reduce underage access to alcohol.
CMCA intervention significantly and favorably affected drinking behavior of 18- to 20-year olds and also significantly and favorably affected the practices of establishments serving alcohol. Alcohol merchants increased age-identification checking and reduced their sales to minors. Older teenagers (18 to 20 years old) reduced their provision of alcohol to other teens and were less likely to try to buy alcohol or drink in a bar. Arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol declined significantly among 18- to 20-year-olds.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment
Complete Streets aims to increase physical activity and contribute to creating safer communities for all users of the road.
Complete Streets has contributed to safer communities and streets for all users of the road by working with community residents, policy-makers, and the development community.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
The goal of this program is to improve the safety of child care centers in Idaho by making sure that recalled products are removed.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation, Children, Teens, Adults, Urban
The goal of Cycles of Change is to enable community members to use bicycles as a primary form of transportation through bicycle education and distribution programs.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The goal of this toolkit is increase health care provider knowledge and confidence in assessing the driving skills of patients with dementia.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Public Safety, Older Adults
The goal of the Driving Decisions Workbook is to increase self-awareness of driving skills in older adults.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Public Safety, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
In an effort to prepare and engage community residents to take a more participatory role in their communities, Monterey County Health Department (MCHD) developed and has offered since 2014 a leadership and civic engagement program (enLACE) that addresses the social determinants of health, community engagement and their relationship to the health of the community.