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.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Universally Recommended Vaccinations: Reducing Client Out-of-Pocket Costs for Vaccinations (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Children, Teens, Adults
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Use of Child Safety Seats: Community-Wide Information and Enhanced Enforcement Campaigns (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety, Children, Families
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Youth Development Behavioral Interventions Coordinated with Community Service to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescents (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Change The Future WV emphasizes improving access to healthy food options and safe environments for physical activity to create healthier communities in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Change The Future WV has launched multiple community and school-based interventions to improve dietary behaviors and physical fitness in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Adults
By partnering with key community stakeholders, the Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center is committed to providing accessible, affordable, quality mental health services to residents of Charleston and Dorchester counties.
Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center Partnerships has resulted in increased hospital and emergency services diversion, increased children tenure in communities and schools, and provided essential mental health services to improve the overall quality of life for residents of the community.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
The central goal of CDP is to help schools become "caring communities of learners" by offering an environment of caring, supportive, and collaborative relationships to build students' sense of community in school and to promote school bonding.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Urban
The goals of this program are to provide a stable learning environment that will promote scholastic development, to enhance parent-child relationships, and to prevent delinquency.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Teens
The goal of CHOPPS is to prevent childhood obesity by reducing the consumption of carbonated drinks among adolescents aged 7-11 through the implementation of an educational program.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Urban
The goal of this workshop is to build the participants’ self-confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives despite their chronic disease condition.
In 2016 Derby Health Collaborative hosted six free self-management education courses in partnership with the Derby School District, the Derby Senior Center, the Derby Public Library and the Kansas State Extension and Research Center. Workshops will continue in 2017.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Families, Urban
The goal of the initiative was to address poor attendance and other problems within families of identified chronic elementary school truants who missed 20 percent or more of school days within a 6-week period.