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.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
The goal of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Robert Redford Building is to provide an example of sustainable and efficient design.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability, Urban
Qualcomm's energy goals include maximizing energy efficiency in all new construction, retrofitting existing buildings to incorporate efficiency technologies, and identifying and implementing demand reduction strategies.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
The goals of Transwestern's energy audits are to save energy and money and to contribute to saving the environment and assuring reliable energy in the local communities in which it operates.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Oral Health, Children, Urban
The goal of the KC Kids Oral Health Program was to provide no-cost dental services to children who lived between 250% and 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families
The goal of the Children's Health Initiative is to provide children with consistent access to health care services.
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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Adults
The goal of the Nurse-Directed Inpatient Asthma Intervention is to improve health quality and reduce hospitalization readmissions due to asthma.
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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Oral Health, Children, Rural
The goal of this program is to reduce the dental cavity rate among children.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Respiratory Diseases, Adults
The goal of the FirstAir Asthma Education Program is to increase knowledge of asthma treatments and improve self-management.
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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
The goal of the Campesinos Diabetes Management Program was build social support as a means to improve self-management of diabetes.
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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Diabetes, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
To improve three health behaviors that are risk factors for diabetes and heart disease (fruit & vegetable consumption, physical activity, and cigarette smoking) in an African American community.