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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, Community / Transportation, Children, Adults, Families, Urban

Goal: The goal of the bridge project was to improve safety for pedestrians and address automobile traffic congestion on the Lamar Boulevard Bridge.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle

Goal: The goal of this program is to create a connection to nature, gardening and hiking for the Kalihi valley's urban residents.

Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes, Rural

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide safe and affordable low-income housing in Clay and Jackson Counties.

Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Economic Climate

Goal: The goal of the restoration of La Posada Hotel was to preserve and restore the hotel as a historic landmark, and to reinvigorate the economy of Winslow, Arizona.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability

Goal: The goal of Labs21 is to create environmental showcase laboratories that take a "whole-building" approach to laboratory design.

Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Economic Climate

Goal: The goal of the split-rate property tax is to encourage urban renewal and discourage land speculation.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air

Goal: The goal of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program is to promote the use of landfill gas as an energy source.

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

Goal: To create a health insurance access program that reduces barriers to obtaining insurance to care for Latinos in Boston.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Children

Goal: The goal of this program is to ensure that children never become lead poisoned.

Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Older Adults

Goal: This program aims to protect seniors against West Nile virus exposure.

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