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 Good Idea, Education / Educational Attainment, Adults
Goal: The Per Scholas mission is to not only open doors to technology careers, but to build the foundation for future sustainability and growth for our communities.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
Goal: Pioneer's mission is to improve the lives of people on the margins of society through and integrated array of services including housing, employment/training, treatment, counseling, and corrections.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Goal: The goals and benefits of piltess drilling include:
-elimination of unsightly and hazardous pits
-a decrease in the need for cuts in sensitive and hilly areas
-a reduction in total surface disturbance associated with a well pad
-elimination of the risk of waterfowl and wildlife mortality related to pits
-elimination of the risk of damaging underground pipelines and utilities
-virtual elimination of drilling waste
-reduction of water consumption by as much as 80%
-elimination of soil segregation, which reduces wind erosion problems
-reduction of truck traffic associated with transporting drilling wastes by as much as 75%
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / School Environment, Children
Goal: The mission of Playworks is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation, Urban
Goal: The goal of SmartTrips is to reduce drive-alone trips and increase biking, walking, and public transit in targeted areas of the city.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / School Environment, Children, Teens
Goal: The goal of the PAC program is to reduce recidivism to the In School Suspension system and to reduce students' risk of being expelled, dropping out, or failing out of school.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults
Goal: To eliminate or reduce sex risk behaviors and eliminate or reduce illicit drug use among HIV-positive clinic patients.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults, Women, Men
Goal: Positive Self-Management Program for HIV is a group workshop that helps individuals with HIV manage their disease and continue to live fulfilling lives.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Family Planning, Teens, Urban
Goal: The goal of this program is to delay sexual activity among adolescents.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Women, Families
Goal: The goal of exercise programs for pregnant women is to improve health and prevent gestational hypertension.
Impact: Exercise programs reduce the development of high blood pressure in pregnancy.