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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Families
Goal: The goals of RealBenefits are to allow users to 1) maximize benefits designed to promote self-sufficiency and stability for low-income families and their communities; 2) create capacity in public and private health and human service agencies that increases services offered to low-income families and maximizes revenues; and 3) promote change in public benefit application systems.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children
Goal: The goal of CINCH’s Asthma Workgroup is to improve pediatric asthma care among underserved youth.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Adults
Goal: The goal of the FirstAir Asthma Education Program is to increase knowledge of asthma treatments and improve self-management.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Children, Women, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: Through prevention and early intervention efforts, the Healthy Beginnings Program provides opportunities for children and families to optimize birth, early childhood and family outcomes in a supportive community.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes
Goal: The goal of the network is to improve care and health outcomes for patients with diabetes.
Note: This practice has been Archived.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.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Teens
Goal: To increase social competence and decrease substance abuse among sixth and seventh grade students.
Preventing Marijuana Use through Establishing Conservative Norms in Adolescents (Los Angeles and Orange, CA)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Urban
Goal: To prevent use of marijuana altogether in adolescents by establishing conservative norms.
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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Urban
Goal: The goal of Project Students Helping Others Understand Tobacco (SHOUT) is to use a school-based curriculum to prevent tobacco use among adolescents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Families
Goal: This program is designed to improve parent-child communication skills as a way of improving and maintaining healthy decision-making.