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 / Educational Attainment
Goal: The goal of this program is to recognize and reward outstanding public service, academic excellence, and community service.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide affordable public transportation in central Virginia.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Goal: TLD's mission is to increase the supply and use of affordable building materials for housing and community improvement by redirecting landfill-bound, reusable materials into productive use.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Maine.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alternative Medicine
Goal: The goal of the PanAfrican Acupuncture Project is to train locals in acupuncture techniques so that they can use this alternative healing method in their communities to treat symptoms of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Adults
Goal: The goal of the San Francisco Sobering Center is to reduce the burden of alcohol-dependent people on hospital emergency departments by providing a space for intoxicated individuals to sober and receive health care services.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens, Urban
Goal: The goal of this program is to educate high-risk youth in San Bernardino about issues such as gangs, violence, and substance abuse. The program encourages participation by appealing to the low rider bike subculture, which neighborhood teens readily relate to.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Public Safety
Goal: The goal of the program was to improve child passenger safety.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Government Assistance
Goal: The goal of this program is to raise awareness of available government benefits among employees, their families, and their friends.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
Goal: The goal of the program is to increase compliance with the public health law that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 19.