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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 Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air

Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce the environmental impact of commuting and to help get employees to work safely, on time, and free of commute-related stress.

Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Other Conditions, Adults, Older Adults

Goal: Better Choices, Better HealthTM gives people with chronic conditions the skills to coordinate all the things needed to manage their heath, as well as to help them keep active in their lives.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Adults, Women, Older Adults

Goal: To increase awareness, understanding, diagnosis and treatment options for people with COPD.

Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Public Safety, Adults, Older Adults

Goal: The goal of this program is to increase safety belt use among senior drivers.

Filed under Good Idea, Art & Recreation, Children, Racial/Ethnic Minorities

Goal: The goal of the paper is to introduce effective practices for building a summer learning program that reaches the neediest kids, gets kids learning, and keeps going strong.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children

Goal: The goal of this program is to increase the proper usage of child safety seats in Washington County, NY.

Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Adults

Goal: The goal of Career Gear is to provide appropriate business clothing for job seekers and to promote job-retention and career advancement.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants

Goal: CARE's goal is to increase the amount of recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet, and reduce the amount of carpet going to landfills.

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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults, Women, Older Adults

Goal: The goal of the Client Reminders is to increase screening for breast cancers.

Impact: The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends the use of client reminders to increase screening for breast cancers on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness.