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 / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens
The goal of the program is to prevent school dropout by providing services addressing students' academic, social, emotional, and occupational needs.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The goal of the Senior FarmShare program is to provide local farms with income and low-income seniors with food assistance.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
The goal of the Supermarket Recycling Program is to encourage supermarkets to develop programs to recycle and reuse organic waste and other materials.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to reduce tobacco use in Nebraska.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of the Advancing Diabetes Self Management project at the Holyoke Health Center was to improve health outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Increasing Tobacco Use Cessation: Mass Media Campaigns When Combined with Other Interventions (USA)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Adults
The Task Force did not have enough evidence to determine whether the intervention is or is not effective. This does not mean that the intervention does not work, but rather that additional research is needed to determine whether or not the intervention is effective.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance
The goal of this program is to help homeowners avoid lending practices that strip away their home's equity.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Transportation, Urban
The key objective of the initiative was to promote sustainable, transit-oriented, mixed-use economic and community development that would promote investment, create jobs, attract and expand businesses, raise incomes, reduce poverty, stabilize and improve housing and neighbourhoods. The main strategy was to develop three key industry networks: media/publications, information technology/telecommunications and the entertainment industry in the NoMa area.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
The goal of the Initiative was to reduce youth tobacco use by 30% by 2005.