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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Goal: The goal of the program is to optimize the efficient utilization of public health resources by targeting tuberculin screening activities to persons at increased risk for TB infection or disease.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children, Families, Rural
Goal: The main goal of this project is to reduce the time that a child spends out of the classroom recuperating from an acute illness. This goal is based on the fact that TeleKidcare® transforms the school health room from a triage center to a site of care. TeleKidcare® also addresses the shared community goal of keeping children healthy and in school learning by providing health care service to children at school.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
Goal: The goal of the Network is to increase public awareness about the signs and symptoms of stroke.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Teens
Goal: The goal of this program is to enhance the resiliency of children in order to promote positive development and prevent them from engaging in high-risk behaviors such as substance use, early sexual activity, or violence.
Impact: Studies of the program showed that participants' reactions to situations involving drug use and their attitudes toward school, the future, and elders were significantly better than those without the intervention. Students in the program also had fewer days absent from school than nonparticipants.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults
Goal: CDC's Steps Program funds states, cities, and tribal groups to implement community-based chronic disease prevention programs to reduce the burden of obesity, diabetes, and asthma by addressing three related risk factors: physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
Goal: Fannie Mae is committed to helping more people achieve the American Dream and to expanding minority homeownership.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Teens
Goal: The goal is to encourage middle and high school students to increase their civic involvement.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance
Goal: The goal of this program is to help homeowners avoid lending practices that strip away their home's equity.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Families
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide comprehensive statewide strategies for Florida to promote violence-free, substance-abuse-free, respectful, nurturing families based on the foundation of a healthy marriage relationship between parents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults
Goal: The goal of Hearts N’ Parks was to reduce obesity and the risk of heart disease among Americans by encouraging them to aim for a healthy weight, follow a healthy eating plan, and engage in regular physical activity.