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, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
Goal: The goal of ABRACADABRA is to build the literacy skills of young children.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Urban
Goal: Access to Care aims to meet primary health care needs of low-income uninsured individuals.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce depression symptoms among adolescents.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Children, Adults
Goal: The goal of Adopt Your Watershed is to encourage environmental stewardship.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Teens
Goal: The goal of the Adventure Diversion Program is to reduce the number of out-of-home placements for juveniles who have violated probation.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Educational Attainment
Goal: The goal of the Aid Success Project is to improve the information that students receive about financial aid in the hopes of improving their academic success.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce food waste in order to achieve the ultimate Alameda County goal of a 75% landfill diversion rate by the year 2010.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
Goal: The mission of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is to provide Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Adults
Goal: The goal of Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line is to help Alaska residents quit smoking or using smokeless tobacco.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to make affordable health care a reality for hundreds of thousands of families across the state.