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.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Rural
The goal of this program is to increase the availability of cancer trials and increase patient enrollment in cancer trials in an underserved rural community in Maryland.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens
The goal of this program is to divert young first-time offenders from court and into conferences where they can negotiate solutions with their families and their victims.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
The goal of the Bicultural Competence Skills Approach is to prevent substance abuse by Native American adolescents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / School Environment, Children, Urban
To integrate the arts into the teaching curriculum of P.S. 73 and supplement children's learning with valuable cultural experiences.
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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
The goal of the Campesinos Diabetes Management Program was build social support as a means to improve self-management of diabetes.
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Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
As stated in the toolkit, the ultimate goal of Campus Climate Action is to achieve systemic/institutional commitment to a sustainable campus, including carbon neutrality, throughout all constituencies of the college or university (faculty, staff, students, and administration.)
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of the Coalition to Reduce HIV in Broward County is to eliminate disparities in HIV disease in Broward County.
Disparities in new diagnoses of HIV among Hispanic residents of Broward County were eliminated and cut in half among non-Hispanic residents.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
The goal of this video decision aid is to inform patients of their colorectal cancer screening options and increase screening rates.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Rural
The primary goal of the CBIG initiative is two-fold: to systematically change the way young people and adults in our community perceive conflict and how they respond to and resolve disputes.