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 / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Families
Goal: The goal of The Zombie Solution is to teach youth to eat healthy and learn coping skills to deal with stress via games.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Economic Climate
Goal: The mission of the RPA is to improve the quality of life and the economic competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region through research, planning, and advocacy.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Community & Business Resources, Children, Teens, Adults, Older Adults, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
Goal: The Thoreau Community Center provides resources and special programs focused on health/well-being, education, and recreation in order to inspire hope, joy, and progress within Thoreau and neighboring communities.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Economic Climate
Goal: MI seeks to build a critical mass of people and organizations with systems thinking skills, by promoting systems literacy and dynamic modeling tools in the public policy realm, civil society, private sector, and academic institutions in the developing and industrialized world.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Tobacco Use
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Tobacco Use
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Adults
Goal: The goal of TIPS is to train alcohol providers to recognize and prevent over consumption of alcohol.