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, Environmental Health / Wildlife
RAN's mission is to protect and sustain healthy forests by campaigning against corporate policies that come at the expense of the environment.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to improve cardiovascular health among residents of the Atlanta Empowerment Zone (AEZ).
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children
The primary goal of the program is to reduce the level of children's psychological problems, as well as preventing the development of more serious problems among children who are not referred for formal mental health services.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Men
To reduce the frequency of unprotected vaginal and anal sexual intercourse among sexually active men in drug treatment.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Women, Older Adults, Urban
The goal of the Red Hook Farmers’ Market is to ensure that neighborhood residents can access locally grown, healthy, safe, and affordable food.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Urban
The mission of the RHAP is to protect the health of the general population and to improve the health status of refugees so they may achieve self-sufficiency.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
To equip people with the best information, resources, and tools to overcome addiction and lead a lifelong recovery.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / School Environment, Urban
The program’s goal is to make New York City public schools safe and supportive for all students and to have staff members who could support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Children, Teens, Adults, Older Adults, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
ReWired for Change works to empower at risk youth and families living in under-served communities through education, media and social advocacy, and intergenerational programming.
The goal of the program was to recognize and address the diversity of local health disparities by marshaling local community involvement in the place-based Health Equity Zones.
The framework established through the Health Equity Zones allows for the continued collaboration between governmental public health entities and stakeholders in the community to address health disparities.