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Note: This practice has been Archived.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 / Alcohol & Drug Use, Children, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
Goal: The primary goals of this project are to prevent HIV/AIDS and substance abuse among Native Americans.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Poverty
Goal: The goal is to provide welfare recipients with life skills courses to aid them in their path towards self-sufficiency. Life skills are topics that are often not covered in academic or technical training courses but can be just as important for ensuring a successful and stable lifestyle.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of AHDP is to encourage health promotion by using a strategy primarily directed at postponement of chronic illness and improvement of vitality through increased physical, psychological and social activity.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Goal: The goals of this program are:
-To provide staff with consultation, clinical support, education and training.
-To provide clients with initial assessment, brief counseling, and access/referral to mental health resources.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Family Planning, Teens, Women
Goal: The SiHLE intervention aims to reduce sexual risk behaviors among sexually experienced African American adolescents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
Goal: The goal of this program is to create affordable housing targeted for low- and moderate-income first-time home buyers in downtown Boston.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
Goal: To reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease by reducing risk factors among children.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce disparities in breast and cervical cancer screening and outcomes between African American and white women through the use of community advisors.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Families
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide comprehensive statewide strategies for Florida to promote violence-free, substance-abuse-free, respectful, nurturing families based on the foundation of a healthy marriage relationship between parents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults
Goal: The goal of Hearts N’ Parks was to reduce obesity and the risk of heart disease among Americans by encouraging them to aim for a healthy weight, follow a healthy eating plan, and engage in regular physical activity.