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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.
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Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Urban

Goal: The goal of the Class of 1989 Study was to reduce risk factors for physical inactivity and promote long-term healthy behavior outcomes among children.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Food Safety

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide more dynamic and effective food safety training programs in order to engage food service workers and get them to adopt healthier food handling practices. In turn, this will reduce the number of food borne disease outbreaks and improve public health.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban

Goal: The goal of the project was to encourage chemical manufacturers to change to environmentally friendly products and production methods.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Families, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program is to prevent parents who are addicted to drugs from relapsing, and to prevent substance abuse among their children.

Impact: Although studies evaluating the effectiveness of this program on the behaviors of drug-using parents and their children showed some positive findings, the overall evidence suggested no effects.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Adults

Goal: The initiative's goal was to help young noncustodial fathers increase their employment and earnings, become more involved in their children's lives, and increase their financial support of their children.

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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens

Goal: The goal of this program is to help girls in middle school (ages 11-14) acquire knowledge, skills, and support systems to avoid substance abuse.

Impact: In 2016, independent evaluation of PEERsuasion failed to find evidence that Friendly PEERsuasion was effective in delaying or reducing girls’ use of ATOD or changing girls’ attitudes toward ATOD use and their associations with peers who use substances.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes, Rural

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide affordable housing for Montana's low and moderate-income residents.

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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide nutritious food to low-income people and to promote sustainable agriculture practices.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Children, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural

Goal: The primary goals of this project are to prevent HIV/AIDS and substance abuse among Native Americans.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Teens, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce Philadelphia's homicide rate and put violent youthful offenders on the path toward a productive majority.