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, Teens, Adults
The goal of this project is to achieve high rates of identification of new HIV infection and to decrease the spread of HIV among youth in metropolitan DC, which is severely affected by the epidemic.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
The goal of this program is to improve school performance through reciprocal peer tutoring.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Transportation, Children
The goal of Clean School Bus USA is to reduce both children's exposure to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens
The goal of this program is to strategically connect resources in schools in order to help young people learn, stay in school, and prepare for life.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Teens, Adults, Rural
The goal of the Community Corretions Program is to provide an alternative to incarceration by providing counseling to the offender and organizing integration back into the community through community service activities.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
This initiative strives to alleviate nursing shortages in underserved areas.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children
The goal of this program is to introduce healthy eating habits in elementary schools to counter the recent increase in childhood obesity.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Adults, Urban
The goal of the Father Friendly Initiative is to work with low or no income fathers to improve their health and social well being in order to increase involvement with their children and communities.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality
The purpose is to inform the public of the agency mission, garner support for services and funding and to create volunteer and donation opportunities.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of the GirlStars intervention was to promote a lifetime of physical activity and positive health behaviors.