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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, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children

Goal: The goal of this program is to increase the academic achievement of children living in poverty.

Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Urban

Goal: The goal of Sustainable Rain is to create opportunities for businesses to lead a tangible sustainable landscape project, as well as to increase community awareness of sustainability.

Filed under Good Idea, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens

Goal: The goal of the program is to match high school students to elementary school students in a mentoring relationship.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Urban

Goal: The goal of Trane Commercial Systems’ worksite wellness program was to improve the health of their employees.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Urban

Goal: The goal of Walk in to Work Out is to increase daily physical activity.

Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment

Goal: The goal of this program is to help move people from public assistance to employment.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Governance

Goal: The goal of the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program is to help low income households meet their home energy needs.

Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment

Goal: The goal of this program is to engage TANF recipients in employment activities.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability

Goal: The goal of this program was to improve the energy efficiency of the Elihu Harris State Office Building.

Note: This practice has been Archived.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Teens, Adults, Women, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban

Goal: The goals of the SevenPrinciples Project, funded by the CDC's REACH 2010 Initiative, are to: eliminate disparities in infant mortality rates; improve African American infant survival; and improve the health of families and communities with infants through developing community capacity.