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, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Adults
Goal: The goal of Welvista is to provide prescription medications to those who cannot afford them.
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 / Governance, Children, Families, Urban
Goal: The goal is to reduce the frequency of accidental falls from apartment buildings.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Governance
Goal: The goal of the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program is to help low income households meet their home energy needs.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment
Goal: The goal of this program is to engage TANF recipients in employment activities.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
Goal: The goal of a wood stove changeout campaign is to reduce the usage of inefficient wood stoves in order to improve air quality.
Supporting At-Risk Youth with Summer High School Preparatory Programs (Cherokee-Graham-Swain Counties, NC)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens
Goal: The goal is to help prepare at-risk youth to develop their academic skills and self-confidence for as they transition from middle school to high school.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Families, Urban
Goal: To provide low-cost immunization for hepatitis A and B, screening for hepatitis B, and to increase community awareness about hepatitis B.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Women, Urban
Goal: The goal of the Maternal and Child Behavioral Health Pilot Project is to prevent and treat common mental health disorders in low-income pregnant women, mothers, and their children.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Urban
Goal: To improve the school readiness of children in Palm Beach County.