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.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations among Non-Healthcare Workers (USA)
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults
Studies found a median increase of 21.0 percentage points in vaccination coverage among participants.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Children, Adults
The goal of the programs is to increase vaccination coverage of patients through reminders to providers and other health care professionals.
-In adults, adolescents, and children
-When used alone or with additional components
-Across a range of intervention characteristics (e.g., computerized or simple reminders, checklists or flowcharts)
-In a range of settings and populations
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety, Teens, Women, Urban
The Centering Pregnancy Plus Project aims to reduce risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and improve health outcomes for young pregnant women, aged 14-21.
Facilitated group discussions promoting condom use among young women can increase condom use among participants.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Public Safety, Teens
The goal of the Checkpoints Program is to encourage parental limits on teen driving, and decrease risky teen driving.
The Checkpoints Program increased the rate at which parents placed greater limits on high-risk teen driving conditions and decreased traffic violations among teens.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families
Children's Futures' mission is to improve child health and developmental outcomes through public-private collaboration.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families
Children's Village seeks to connect children with special needs and their families with supportive services.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Air
The goal of Clear the Air Utah is to improve the air quality in Utah.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Families
The goal of this program is to provide information about mood disorders to parents, equip parents with skills they need to communicate this information to their children, and open dialogue in families about the effects of parental depression.
Parents in the program scored better in their reports of child-related behavior and attitude changes of parental illness than parents who received a group-format presentation. Children in the program scored higher on measures of improved understanding of parental mood disorder than children who received a group-format lecture.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens, Families
Coalition for Community Schools’ mission is to mobilize the resources and capacity of multiple sectors and institutions to create a united movement for community schools.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children
The goal of this program is to relieve symptoms of PTSD, depression, and general anxiety among children exposed to trauma.
Studies have found significant reductions in PTSD and depression symptoms for treatment children in CBITS when compared with a control group. Additionally, the program demonstrated effectiveness at reducing parent-reported psychosocial dysfunction among participating children.