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, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Goal: The primary goal of the program is to protect the public from WNV by early detection of WNV and elimination of mosquitoes.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The mission is to provide affordable and accessible fitness and nutrition programs to people in low-income communities.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of Wheeling Walks is to increase walking among Wheeling, WV residents aged 50-65 years.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Transportation, Adults, Older Adults
Goal: Shepherd's Center Central is a local leader in the regional effort to ensure that all people can age successfully with dignity, security, and respect.
Impact: The Wheels that Care program helped 77 older adults attend their necessary appointments and maintain their independence through 1,550 hours of travel time to and from participants' homes and their appointments.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve diabetes care in Wisconsin.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Women
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce barriers to exercise and increase the likelihood that people will engage in physical activity.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Women, Urban
Goal: The goal of Women Alive is to help women with HIV/AIDS connect with each other and exchange treatment information, and to take charge of their lives, their care, and their destiny.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: WomenVenture helps women of all ages, cultures, races and income levels achieve economic success.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Educational Attainment, Children, Teens
Goal: The objective of this program is for students to complete high school and be prepared to enter postsecondary education or employment.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Families, Urban
Goal: Managed through the Child and Adolescent Services Branch of the Milwaukee County Mental Health Division in Wisconsin, Wraparound Milwaukee attempts to meet the mental heath, substance abuse, social service, and other supportive needs of the most complex youths in the Milwaukee community.