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 / Physical Activity, Children
To increase healthy lifestyles in children ages 8-10 years old by increasing physical activity and vegetable and fruit consumption and decreasing time spent in front of the television in order to prevent childhood obesity.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety, Urban
The goal of this program is to educate syringe users about access to clean syringes and proper medical waste disposal and to provide sharps containers and disposal sites to syringe users.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Poverty, Rural
The goal of the program is to help clients reach self-sufficiency through life-skills and nutritional education.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
TRUCE works with young people in order to increase their awareness of fitness and health, improve their academic performance, and empower them to make healthier decisions.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of VOICES/VOCES is to increase condom use and prevent new STD infections.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Women
The Women and Work project works to build women’s equity and increase women's economic security by expanding their occupational choices.
The Women and Work project increases resources and opportunities for women in non-traditional jobs through a variety of policy and programmatic initiatives.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
BodyLove is a program of Media for Health, which develops, produces and evaluates entertaining programs that promote healthier living.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Teens, Adults
The goal of this project is to achieve high rates of identification of new HIV infection and to decrease the spread of HIV among youth in metropolitan DC, which is severely affected by the epidemic.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
The goal of this program is to help all students achieve at the highest levels.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
The primary goal of this program was to increase attendance at education sessions. The program ultimately aimed to improve dietary habits of adult African American females.