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.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Increasing Tobacco Use Cessation: Mass Media Campaigns When Combined with Other Interventions (USA)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Adults
Impact: The Task Force did not have enough evidence to determine whether the intervention is or is not effective. This does not mean that the intervention does not work, but rather that additional research is needed to determine whether or not the intervention is effective.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve patient's knowledge about heart failure.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve asthma management among urban children up to 18 years of age.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Poverty, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: A core objective of the career ladder model is to ensure that low-income participants progress beyond the paraprofessional level. The goal is to aid welfare recipients to move from welfare to the paraprofessional level, then on to a career.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Educational Attainment
Goal: The goal of this program was to teach staff the skills necessary to encourage an optimum learning environment for disabled students.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
Goal: The goal of this program was to conserve energy in Azusa, California.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: To improve condom use by African Americans over their life course by focusing on high-risk youth.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Families
Goal: The goal of this program is to help New York families apply for public health care programs.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention
Goal: The goal or this program is to help those who have been incarcerated find employment.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
Goal: The goal of the Initiative was to reduce youth tobacco use by 30% by 2005.