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 / Heart Disease & Stroke, Older Adults
The goal of the FAME intervention is to improve the fitness and mobility of individuals who have suffered a stroke.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Families
The goal of this program is to improve the well-being of pre-school children.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to reduce blood pressure among African American men.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health
The goal of the IAQ TfS program is to provide schools with easy ways to improve air quality in classrooms.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Families
The initiative's mission is to provide parenting education to new parents throughout California.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Women
The goal of this program is to make cancer screening more accessible for women with special needs.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Children, Teens
The goal of the Lions Quest program is to promote healthy, safe, and drug-free behaviors in youth.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Transportation, Children, Women, Men, Families, Urban
The goal of the trail is to provide a safe route for residents to travel to work, school, businesses and recreational areas.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The objective of the study was to characterize the population of older adults on waiting lists for home-delivered meals and compare their health and health-related needs to the population of older adults living in the community.
• Improvement in mental health (i.e., anxiety)
• Improvement in self-rated health
• Reductions in the rate of falls
• Improvement in feelings of isolation and loneliness
• Decreases in worry about being able to remain in home
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children
The ultimate goal of MST is to empower families to build a healthier environment through the mobilization of existing child, family, and community resources.
Compared to youth receiving usual-treatment services, those receiving MST were arrested about half as often in the post-treatment period. Recidivism rates were significantly less for MST-treated youth. Youth who received MST also had an average of 73 fewer days of incarceration.