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 / Physical Activity
The mission of this project is to provide leadership in promoting environments that offer choices for Active Living.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / School Environment, Children, Families, Rural
The goal of this program is to promote healthy mental and social development and academic success.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability, Adults, Rural
The goal of the Rural Energy for America Program is to increase clean energy production, efficiency savings, economic activity, and new jobs in rural areas.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Housing & Homes, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The Red Feather Development Groups (RFDG) goal is to bring sustainable and affordable housing to Tribal Lands.
The Red Feather Development Groups (RFDG) community development work has seen promising results. In seven years, the organization has reached over 1,000 individuals and distributed over 700 "home health kits" to tribal land homeowners.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Teens, Urban
The group’s mission is to improve the leadership skills of Denver’s youth while supporting and improving the community.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults, Urban
To improve cardiovascular health among seniors by improving the pedestrian environment in New York.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment
Safe Routes to School programs aim to make it safer for students to walk and bike to school and encourage more walking and biking where safety is not a barrier.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Teens
SAFE-T is committed to conducting research in the areas of child sexual abuse, sexualized behaviour in children and adolescents who have offended sexually. Our treatment is uniquely tailored to respond to the strengths and challenges of individuals and families with the overarching goal of healthy future relationships.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults, Women, Men
The goal of the Safety Counts is to reduce behaviors which place drug users at a high risk of HIV infection.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens
- Prevent youth from becoming delinquent by focusing strengths-based, family-centered community resources and programs on "at-risk" youth and their families.
- Improve the juvenile justice and community intervention for juvenile offenders through a system of Graduated Sanctions (Intervention).