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, Community / Social Environment, Families
Goal: The goal of Celebrating Families! is to strengthen recovery from alcohol and/or drugs, break the cycle of addiction, and increase successful family reunification.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
Goal: The goal of this program is to help men and women who are returning home from prison to regain the skills and confidence needed for a successful transition to a stable, productive life.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
Goal: The mission of CET, an economic and community development corporation, is to promote human development and education by providing people with marketable skills, training and supportive services that contribute to self sufficiency.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement, Teens
Goal: To provide youth and their communities with experiential workshops and programs that demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth and full expression.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Children, Urban
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce the negative impact of alcohol abuse on campus life by correcting students' perceptions about alcohol use and by making the campus less conducive to drinking.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Other Conditions, Children, Urban
Goal: The goal of the Challenging Horizons Program is to help students with learning or behavior problems improve their academic performance, citizenship, and health.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve the quality of child care and education in Seattle.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: Change The Future WV emphasizes improving access to healthy food options and safe environments for physical activity to create healthier communities in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Impact: Change The Future WV has launched multiple community and school-based interventions to improve dietary behaviors and physical fitness in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alternative Medicine, Women, Urban
Goal: CMCC’s mission is to ensure more equitable access to the full range of evidence-based cancer treatments, programs and resources that could potentially benefit individuals diagnosed with cancer, allowing the women who come to our clinics to make informed choices about their health care and their lives.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide fit and livable housing for all citizens of Chattanooga.