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, Economy / Employment, Adults, Urban
Goal: To empower people to achieve greater personal, social and economic success.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity
Goal: The mission of this project is to provide leadership in promoting environments that offer choices for Active Living.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Prevention & Safety, Children, Teens, Adults, Older Adults, Urban
Goal: The goal of the Backyard Initiative is to improve health and health care.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
Goal: Since Project SWIFT was not a direct service program, the major goal was for youth to receive direct services from partner agencies. Toward this aim, the project educated parents and staff from partner agencies to better meet the needs of youth with disabilities.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Adults, Urban
Goal: The mission of Twin Cities RISE! is to provide employers with skilled workers - primarily men from communities of color in the Twin Cities area - by training under and unemployed adults for skilled jobs that pay a living wage of at least $20,000 annually.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: WomenVenture helps women of all ages, cultures, races and income levels achieve economic success.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Goal: The objectives of WOW are to promote optimal health, to reduce behavioral risks and to promote early detection and improved management of health problems and risks.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children
Goal: To increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children using a multi-component approach.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Urban
Goal: The goal of the Class of 1989 Study was to reduce risk factors for physical inactivity and promote long-term healthy behavior outcomes among children.
Discovering Previously Unidentified Foodborne Illness Risks through Discussion (Olmstead County, MN)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Food Safety
Goal: The goal of this program was to promote the active management of food borne illness risk factors by food service operators. Its objectives were to: shift the food safety program's focus from counting violations to evaluating food safety risks and systems, use an assessment process based on discussion of foodborne illness risks with the manger/operator, and develop the ability to track assessment results toward the Healthy People 2010 goals.