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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults
Goal: The goal of the Change of Heart behavioral intervention is to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Adolescent Health, Children, Teens
Goal: The goal of Choose Respect is to encourage positive action on the part of the adolescent so that he/she is able to form healthy, respectful relationships.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children
Goal: The goal of CINCH’s Asthma Workgroup is to improve pediatric asthma care among underserved youth.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: The goal of the Coalition to Reduce HIV in Broward County is to eliminate disparities in HIV disease in Broward County.
Impact: Disparities in new diagnoses of HIV among Hispanic residents of Broward County were eliminated and cut in half among non-Hispanic residents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve early detection of colorectal cancer through regular screening.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban
Goal: The goals of the program include both ecological waste management and job creation.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
Goal: The Communities and Schools for Career Success (CS2) partnership's goal is to increase academic achievement, civic engagement, and career awareness by reshaping the relationships between schools and the community.
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Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Rural
Goal: The primary goal of the CBIG initiative is two-fold: to systematically change the way young people and adults in our community perceive conflict and how they respond to and resolve disputes.
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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.