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 / Children's Health, Children
The goal of The Eyes Have It is to provide free vision screening, examinations and free or discounted eyeglasses to children in Baton Rouge and New Orleans schools.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults, Urban
The Food Trust's mission is to ensure that everyone have access to affordable, nutritious food by providing nutrition education and greater availability of affordable, healthy food.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults, Older Adults, Urban
The goal of the Green Cart Initiative is to improve healthy food options for residents of New York.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Teens
The goal of this program is to prevent injuries and violence among children and adolescents in Harlem.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children
The goal of this program is to improve health and increase physical activity in Hawaii.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults
The goal of this mass media campaign was to promote walking as a form of exercise.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults, Women, Men, Older Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The INC Well's goal is to improve upon the built and social environment to establish a health and wellness supportive presence for those who are taking a proactive role in their quality of life.
The INC Well created a dedicated space where people can utilize health resources and take their wellness into their own hands.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation
The goal of this program is to provide affordable public transportation in central Virginia.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
The goal of this program is to improve secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Maine.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
The goal of this program is to improve standards of care for patients with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Missouri.