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 Good Idea, Community / Transportation
Goal: The goal of the Coalition is to give citizens a real choice regarding the mode of transportation they elect for traveling to work, school, or recreaton as well as to encourage healthier lifestyles and a cleaner environment.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Families
Goal: The goal of The Zombie Solution is to teach youth to eat healthy and learn coping skills to deal with stress via games.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Transportation, Adults, Families, Urban
Goal: The goal of Travel Blending® Program is to reduce personal vehicle use.
Impact: The Travel Blending program reduced car trips, car kilometers, and hours spend in the car.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation, Adults, Urban
Goal: Toronto’s “Turn it Off” initiative sought to encourage motorists to avoid idling their cars when picking up or dropping off at school or at public transportation terminals, which in turn would improve air quality and help reduce urban contribution to climate change.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens
Goal: The Twelve Together program seeks to help students stay in school and make academic progress.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Teens, Older Adults, Urban
Goal: The program strives to provide jobs for young people and fresh produce for low-income seniors.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Teens
Goal: The goal of Vaccinate Before You Graduate is to ensure that all high school students have a chance to be fully immunized before they graduate.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Goal: The goal of the VAIP is to reduce perfluorocarbon emissions from aluminum production in the United States.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Poverty, Families
Goal: The goal of this program is to help motivated low-income single-parents move from public assistance to self-sufficiency through affordable housing, quality child care, counselling, education and training.