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 / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults
The goal of the Heart to Heart program is to reduce risk factors of cardiovascular disease.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults
The goal of Heartbeat Wales was to reduce behavioral risks for cardiovascular disease.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
The goal of HeartPower! is to increase knowledge of the heart and heart disease risk factors.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults
The goal of the Hearts for Life program is to increase knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors and encourage healthy cardiovascular behaviors.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of Project HEED is to lessen the incidence of diabetes in ethnic minority communities through peer-led educational interventions focusing on weight loss.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families
The program’s goal is to identify children at risk for developmental or behavioral problems and to connect them to existing community resources.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Families
The goal of this program is to improve the well-being of pre-school children.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
To increase physical activity among residents of the in the High Point Seattle public housing area through improvement in the built environment.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Children, Families
The goal of this program is to prevent the unnecessary out-of-home placement of children through intensive, on-site intervention, and to teach families new problem-solving skills to prevent future crises.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes, Urban
The mission of Beyond Shelter is to develop systemic approaches to combat poverty and homelessness among families with children and enhance family economic security and well-being.