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 / Heart Disease & Stroke, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to reduce blood pressure among African American men.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
The goal of this program is to promote children's imagination, and to nurture children's aspirations and dreams for the future.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Wildlife, Rural
The goal of this program is to provide greater wildlife habitat value on agricultural lands without significantly affecting crop production.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The mission of this program is to provide a community-based, and community supported, economically viable and consumer-oriented, quality transportation service for seniors.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance, Families
The goal of this program was to demonstrate the effectiveness of individual development accounts.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
In 2002, the health department changed the clinic site and operation to accomplish the following three goals: 1) to conduct a mass vaccination involving other community agencies, businesses and health providers; 2) to distribute influenza vaccination in the community for greater equity and accountability; and 3) to introduce the citizens to the concept and process of a mass vaccination drill.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Government Assistance, Children, Families
The goals of this program are to support healthy child development, to provide economic assistance and social services to families, and to protect abused and neglected children.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens
The goal of this program is to prevent recidivism among juvenile offenders placed on probation for known gang-related behavior or substance abuse offenses.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance, Children, Families
The goal of It's a Habit, Sammy Rabbit! is to teach financial literacy and other life skills and habits to young children.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Children
The Jewish Vocational Service's (JVS) mission is to bring people and work together. The organization accomplishes this by linking employers and individuals together to achieve the employment goals of the Jewish community by providing the skills necessary for success in today's workplace. JVS links employers and individuals to work together to achieve their employment goals through high quality customer service, innovative program strategies, and the use of new technologies.