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Note: This practice has been Archived.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 Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of Project DIRECT is to improve diabetes prevention and care among African Americans in Raleigh, NC.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The goal of AHDP is to encourage health promotion by using a strategy primarily directed at postponement of chronic illness and improvement of vitality through increased physical, psychological and social activity.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Family Planning, Teens, Women
The SiHLE intervention aims to reduce sexual risk behaviors among sexually experienced African American adolescents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
The goal of this program is to create affordable housing targeted for low- and moderate-income first-time home buyers in downtown Boston.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
To reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease by reducing risk factors among children.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to reduce disparities in breast and cervical cancer screening and outcomes between African American and white women through the use of community advisors.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes
The goal of this program is to improve health outcomes for people with diabetes in Washington.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Women's Health, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this project is to improve systems of care for Asian and Pacific Islander pregnant women who are experiencing domestic violence in order to address disparities in pregnancy outcomes in the Asian Pacific Islander Community.
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Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Children, Teens, Adults, Urban
Art Not Crime promotes social sustainability by providing a safe place for individuals to create urban inspired pieces of art and display them where their art is appreciated as the language of this new culture and not classified as crime.
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Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Families
The goal of this program is to provide comprehensive statewide strategies for Florida to promote violence-free, substance-abuse-free, respectful, nurturing families based on the foundation of a healthy marriage relationship between parents.