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 / Disabilities, Children, Teens
Goal: The mission of this program is to stabilize students, help them earn their high school diploma, and prepare them for a future as productive workers.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Women
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide routine cancer screenings to the underserved population of incarcerated women in Indiana.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
Goal: CMOP's goal is to reduce methane emissions from coalbeds by promoting the profitable recovery and use of coal mine methane.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Goal: The "Lead Free Wheels" program has three goals:
- direct reduction of 6,000-7,500 kg of lead use on vehicles in Michigan and the Midwest;
- demonstrate the viability of lead-free wheel weight installation at Michigan tire retailers, state and municipal fleets and other points vehicle service and:
- encourage domestic production of lead-free wheel weights and a phase out of lead use in wheel weights.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
Goal: Reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations by identifying and promoting the implementation of mitigation technologies and management practices.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural
Goal: The goal of the North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program is to increase breast cancer screening among older African American women.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce rates of TB among foreign-born populations and to increase rates of treatment for latent TB infection.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Women
Goal: The goal of this program is to improve the quality of life for women diagnosed with cancer.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
Goal: The goal of the Community Dental Facilitator Project is to facilitate access to oral health services among low income, urban children.
Enrolling and Supporting Organizations Who Encourage Donation of Organs, Marrow, Tissue, or Blood (Buncombe County, NC)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement
Goal: In May, 2002, the Buncombe County Medical Society committed to enrolling 100 organizations into the Workplace Partnership initiative. BCMS declared itself "community headquarters" for recruiting Buncombe County businesses and organizations in the Workplace Partnership for Life program, and implemented a plan to support these organizations in their efforts to urge donation.