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 Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goals of the program are to improve the health of recent immigrant families by training native speakers from different countries to help enroll members of their communities in various publicly funded health programs.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Prevention & Safety, Teens
To prevent death and injury from car crashes among teens by reducing driving speed and driver distractions.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Adults
The goal of the Neighborhood Health Clinic is to provide medical care to low-income, uninsured, working adults.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
2004 goals of the New Families Center include screening 1,600 children for eligibility in health coverage programs, enrolling 700 children in health care coverage programs, immunizing over 1,300 children; and serving 900 families in need of health care navigation services to help address individual barriers to getting health care.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Families
NEXUS intends to provide the collaboration & communication needed for consumers to recover from alcohol and other drug abuse issues in a positive, supportive and nurturing environment.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
The goal of this law is to reduce abusive lending practices.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Diabetes, Children, Teens, Adults, Rural
The overall goal is to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve the care of people with diabetes.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Public Safety, Children, Adults, Families
To prevent pedestrian deaths and injuries in Oakland, California.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Oral Health, Older Adults
The mission of the Oral Health Equity Project (OHEP) is to increase access to preventative services and dental care for economically disadvantaged elders living in Boston's public housing. The specific goal of the three-year project is to provide oral health screening to 1000 low-income elders.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Disabilities, Children, Families
The program's mission is to empower families of children with special needs to understand and access the systems that serve them.