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 Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
Goal: C2P2 aims for the following goals:
-Increase the use of coal fly ash in concrete by 43 percent, from 14 million metric tons per year in 2001 to 20 million metric tons by 2010.
-Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from concrete production by approximately 6 million metric tons by 2010.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Weather & Climate, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to promote sun-safe behavior in children.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults
Goal: The goal of this mass media campaign was to promote walking as a form of exercise.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to encourage employers to participate in the STRA program so that students can learn valuable job skills.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Public Safety
Goal: The goal of the program was to improve child passenger safety.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
Goal: The goal of the program is to reduce the tobacco buy rate to minors. To accomplish this, the program aims to produce a "zero sale" result in each of the retail establishments every time a compliance check is conducted.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce tobacco use in Nebraska.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Teens, Urban
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce truancy in West Contra Costa schools.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Families
Goal: To help Texans establish the habit of regular physical activity as a way to reduce excess body weight.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Urban
Goal: The goal of Walk in to Work Out is to increase daily physical activity.