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, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to ensure that children never become lead poisoned.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / School Environment, Children, Teens
Goal: The goal of Little Kids Rock is to offer music education free of charge to students in grades K-12.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Educational Attainment, Adults, Rural
Goal: The goal of this program is to expand educational opportunities in the community while addressing the issue of a continuing nursing shortage at Central Valley Medical Center.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults
Goal: The goal of Maryland's Prevention Case Management program is to decrease HIV transmission following release from prison.
Impact: Among other improvements, the 4-year graduation rate for Menominee Indian High School increased from less than 60% in 2008 to 92% for the 2015-16 school year.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Families
Goal: The program's mission is to help prepare children of migrant workers in California to be successful in school.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
Goal: The goal of this investigation was to stop Ameriquest's predatory lending practices.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Food Safety, Children, Teens
Goal: The goal of the National Coalition for Food-Safe Schools is to reduce foodborne illness in the U.S. by improving food safety in schools.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: To create successful smoke-free strategies that are rooted in cultural tradition.
Impact: By recognizing the cultural traditions of sacred tobacco use, an inter-tribal coalition was successful in implementing culturally appropriate tobacco protections for tribal members.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance
Goal: The goal of the program is to increase access to financial services for low-income families as well as stimulate economic development in distressed neighborhoods.