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 / Older Adults
Goal: The goals of the Greenwich Senior Center are to improve health education/health monitoring/health screening utilization for diverse groups of seniors and to empower seniors to access programs, services and information on their own through literacy and computer literacy. The center also aims to provide socialization opportunities and financial assistance for seniors.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Families
Goal: The aim of the Growing Healthy Kids Project is to support nutrition, healthy eating, and family unity among local families by providing community gardening space.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Urban
Goal: The goals of the program are to reduce the levels of depression and risk of destructive behaviors among grieving adolescents.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: The Hair, Heart & Health program embraces the notion that health education at the community level is an effective intervention strategy for preventable diseases like CHD, stroke and kidney disease.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens, Urban
Goal: To provide temporary housing to former foster youth between the ages 18 and 24 and to help them become independent adults.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
Goal: The goal of the Hartslag Limburg intervention is to reduce heart disease among low-income, high-risk community members.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults, Women, Older Adults, Families
Goal: The goal of HFHG is to grow and donate organic fruits and vegetables to the needy in Sonoma county.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Public Safety
Goal: The goal of this legislation is to build a safe and connected transportation systems to serve pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, elderly and disabled residents. This legislation aims to reduce pedestrian and cyclist fatalities.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens, Men, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: The goal of Healing Hurt People is to reduce repeated injury and retaliation among people aged 8 to 30.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Disabilities, Teens
Goal: The project goals included sensitizing professionals-in-training to core areas of health promotion for teens with disabilities and increasing professionals' competence in understanding the issues and addressing the needs of teens or referring teens to appropriate resources.