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, Economy / Economic Climate, Adults, Families
Goal: The goal of Buy Local Berkeley is to inspire community members to shift their spending to Berkeley owned and operated businesses.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Adults, Families
Goal: The Hotline’s goal is to help individuals and families quite smoking.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens, Urban
Goal: A goal of the program is to reduce high-risk youth involvement in the criminal justice system by intervening immediately or very soon after youth are violently injured.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Other Conditions, Women
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide low-income, under- or uninsured women with the knowledge and skills to prevent and control heart disease and other chronic diseases.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity
Goal: To enable consumers to make healthier choices when ordering food at chain restaurants.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve the quality of child care and education in Seattle.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: WomanSpirit aims to foster grassroots women's leadership in the St. Louis area by claiming safe community space for women's mutual support and training, gaining access to government funds for women's economic development, and achieving positions in local, regional and national decision-making bodies.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Teens, Adults, Urban
Goal: The goal of the program is to reduce the spread of STDs/STIs in high risk populations under 25 years old by decreasing the length of time from diagnosis to treatment.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The goal of this program is to increase participants' physical activity.