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 Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Rural
Goal: To improve health in the rural community of Wray Colorado by increasing the level of physical activities, conducting health assessments, and encouraging individual physical activity.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Teens, Urban
Goal: The goal of the progarm is to use online-based modules to promote protected sex and prevent HIV transmission among teens.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Families
Goal: The goal of The Zombie Solution is to teach youth to eat healthy and learn coping skills to deal with stress via games.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Economic Climate
Goal: The mission of the RPA is to improve the quality of life and the economic competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region through research, planning, and advocacy.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Urban
Goal: The goal of Trane Commercial Systems’ worksite wellness program was to improve the health of their employees.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Housing & Homes, Adults, Women, Men
Goal: The respite program's goal is to stop the revolving door of emergency department treatment by providing a supervised facility with a level of care from an on-site nurse similar to what a patient might receive from an attentive family member.
Impact: The program has been able to provide better care for a vulnerable population and reduce overall cost of care by lowering the number of ambulance calls, emergency department visits, and inpatient stays.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
Goal: The mission of this organization is to improve or preserve the independence and dignity of the elderly and persons with disabilities and their families through the provision of services, education and access to empowering services and resources.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Teens
Goal: The goals of the center are to alleviate serious symptoms and promote healthy coping responses in traumatized children and their families.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / School Environment, Children, Teens
Goal: The clear purpose of the Tribes process is to assure the healthy development of every child so that each one has the knowledge, skills and resiliency to be successful in a rapidly changing world.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Teens
Goal: To improve members' physical health, increase their knowledge about healthy lifestyles, and improve their self-esteem and behavior.
Impact: Triple Play is currently available to some 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs serving over 4.2 million youth. Since the program’s launch in 2005, Clubs across the country have seen encouraging lifestyle changes in their members.