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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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Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Wildlife, Rural

Goal: The goal of the acquisition of Sentenac Canyon and Cienega was to protect the land from development and preserve its wildlife habitats.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults

Goal: The goal of Serving Our Seniors is to help senior citizens live independently in their homes.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement, Children

Goal: The goal of Kids Voting USA is to foster civic awareness at an early age to deal with the problems of voter apathy and nonparticipation.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Governance, Children, Teens, Adults, Older Adults, Families, Urban

Goal: The purpose of SF Health Code Article 38 is to protect residents from the effects of living in a poor air quality zone by requiring enhanced ventilation in new and renovated residential buildings.

Impact: The City of San Francisco implemented a law requiring enhanced ventilation in new and renovated residential buildings to protect residents from harmful particulate matter.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Adults

Goal: The goal of Shape Up & Go! is to encourage physical activity and improvements in nutrition.

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

Goal: The goal of Shape Up Somerville is to prevent obesity through a community-based environmental change intervention.

Impact: Through multi-level social interventions (community, school, family) intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and screen time can decrease among children.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air

Goal: The goal of this partnership is to improve the environmental performance and fuel efficiency of the US freight sector (truck & rail) through the use of a voluntary market incentive system and to encourage retailers/end users to choose trucking and/or rail companies that are environmental leaders in their respective industry segments.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Oral Health, Children

Goal: The goal of the Smile Alabama! initiative is to improve oral health services for Medicaid-eligible children.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Oral Health, Children

Goal: The goal of Smiles for a Lifetime is to make pediatric dental care accessible for all children.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children

Goal: The goal of this program is to prevent children's exposure to secondhand smoke.