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.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
The goal of the program is to optimize the efficient utilization of public health resources by targeting tuberculin screening activities to persons at increased risk for TB infection or disease.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation, Families
Indiana has a primary seat belt law which enables law enforcement officers to issue citations when they are observed. However, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that officers may not indiscriminately stop motorists to see if they are wearing their seat belts. To increase safety belt usage compliance, members of the Traffic Safety Partnership developed Seat Belt Enforcement Zones. The primary objectives of these enforcement zones are to: combine public awareness initiatives and enforcement efforts; utilize multi-agency personnel from participating law enforcement agencies; operate on a zero tolerance policy for violations; inform residents about current seat belt usage rates using metal signs posted at various county locations.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens, Families
This program is designed to improve parent-child communication skills as a way of improving and maintaining healthy decision-making.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Adolescent Health, Families
The goal of Shoulder to Shoulder is to reach parents of teens with good advice about parenting their adolescents and help parents adopt strategies that are proven to reduce risky behaviors.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Adults, Women, Men, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
To increase physical activity among Hispanic populations by promoting the use of stairways.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Children, Teens, Urban
The goal of this program is to help youths identify and resist peer and other social pressures to smoke, drink, and engage in sexual activity.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Children, Adults, Older Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The Steps to a Healthier Salinas program aims to improve the health and quality of life for individuals at risk or diagnosed with diabetes, asthma, and obesity and other chronic diseases by addressing three primary risk factors - physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Educational Attainment, Teens, Urban
SOURCE aims to help students from low-income families in the Los Angeles Unified School District to select and apply for college and financial aid.
Supporting At-Risk Youth with Summer High School Preparatory Programs (Cherokee-Graham-Swain Counties, NC)
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Filed under Good Idea, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens
The goal is to help prepare at-risk youth to develop their academic skills and self-confidence for as they transition from middle school to high school.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
The goal of this project is to give teenagers a meaningful and valuable way to help other teens improve their health and well-being through the positive messages they incorporate in their videos.