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 Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety, Adults
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Youth Development Behavioral Interventions Coordinated with Community Service to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescents (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Families
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 / Housing & Homes
The goal of this program is to provide fit and livable housing for all citizens of Chattanooga.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Urban
The goal of this program is to provide comprehensive educational support and family support to economically disadvantaged children and their parents.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults, Older Adults
The goal of the CDSMP is to improve personal management of chronic disease.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
The goal of this program is to protect and improve coastal water quality.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Housing & Homes, Adults, Families, Urban
Come Home Baltimore is an initiative to develop "better than new" market rate housing and foster forward thinking and grassroots social change towards sustainable community development.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Children, Families
The Community Gardens Program aims to improve the health of the residents of San Antonio and the environment by creating community gardens, which provide a place for gathering, exercising, and learning, as well as preserving San Antonio’s green space.