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Note: This practice has been Archived.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 / Prevention & Safety, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: To reduce violence among low-income African American youth in urban settings.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Women, Urban
Goal: The goal of the AIDS Prevention and Health Promotion among Women program was to reduce risk of HIV infection among women pregnant for less than six months.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety
Goal: The goal of the Reducing the Risk curriculum is to increase knowledge about contraceptive use and protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Rural
Goal: The goal of Advancing Diabetes Self Management at the Department of Family and Community Health was to improve self management among people with type 2 diabetes.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Families
Goal: The goal of this program is to help coordinate the state's marriage and family strengthening efforts.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
Goal: The Communities and Schools for Career Success (CS2) partnership's goal is to increase academic achievement, civic engagement, and career awareness by reshaping the relationships between schools and the community.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Urban
Goal: By providing programs for students and adults in the areas of literacy, the visual and performing arts, and service learning, NSCC's goals include improving students' performance in school and encouraging parents to become more involved.
Enrolling and Supporting Organizations Who Encourage Donation of Organs, Marrow, Tissue, or Blood (Buncombe County, NC)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement
Goal: In May, 2002, the Buncombe County Medical Society committed to enrolling 100 organizations into the Workplace Partnership initiative. BCMS declared itself "community headquarters" for recruiting Buncombe County businesses and organizations in the Workplace Partnership for Life program, and implemented a plan to support these organizations in their efforts to urge donation.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Government Assistance
Goal: To help low-income people increase their access to healthy foods while building community and economic assets through local food production and distribution.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The goal of this program is to increase awareness about the hazards of secondhand smoke within the adult Hispanic/Latino community using a culturally and linguistically appropriate intervention.