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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.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Urban

Goal: The goal of Hometown Walk of Hope is to raise money to help Obion County residents who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program is to increase access to colorectal cancer screening by improving the efficiency in health care clinics.

Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Public Safety, Children, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program is to increase child restraint use by Hispanic community members.

Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Government Assistance, Families

Goal: The goal of this program is to encourage eligible families to utilize the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults

Goal: To provide the tools to prevent or delay adult type 2 diabetes.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Family Planning, Women

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide reproductive health care services to women and men in the Denver STD clinic.

Impact: Enrollment in family planning services increased significantly. Among women returning within 12 months, pregnancies were lower among enrolled versus non-enrolled women. Total additional cost was $29.95/visit, and 40.1 minutes of additional staff time.

Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Educational Attainment, Children

Goal: As a national, primarily residential training program, Job Corps' mission is to attract eligible young adults, teach them the skills they need to become employable and independent, and place them in meaningful jobs or further education.

Impact: Evaluations showed that Job Corps substantially increased the education and training that program participants received. Nearly 90% of the program group engaged in some education or training (both in and out of Job Corps), compared with about 64% of the control group.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Teens, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban

Goal: The goal of Keep It Up is to provide health screening and preventative care to Black men to promote HIV prevention and other health problems.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Families

Goal: The program aims to provide information and resources to kinship caregivers (grandparents, relatives, foster parents, and others) in New York State.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Women

Goal: The goal of this program is to make cancer screening more accessible for women with special needs.