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, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Families, Urban
The goal of the program is to assist students in establishing physical activity as part of their daily lives.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Transportation, Adults
The goal of the Oklahoma Billboard Control and Removal Program is to comply with the requirements of the Oklahoma Highway Beautification Act by removing non-permitted billboards and regulating the installation of new billboards.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults, Older Adults
The goal of this program is to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among older primary care patients.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
The goal of Patient Asthma Care Education is to improve asthma health outcomes for children through clinician education and skill building.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Families
The goal of this program is to promote positive marital relationships and to prevent marital problems.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
The goal of Project PREVENT is to reduce behavioral risk factors for colorectal cancer among individuals with positive screenings.
A significantly greater proportion of Project PREVENT participants reduced their multiple risk factor score when compared to the control group (47% vs. 35%). Intervention participants also had significantly greater multivitamin intake and significantly reduced red meat consumption.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Teens
The goal of this program is to prevent violence among middle school students.
Rates of violence-related violations among 6th graders were 2.2 times lower in classrooms using RiPP than in non-participating classrooms. In-school suspension rates among 6th graders were also 5.0 times higher in the non-participating classrooms.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement
The goal of Rock and Wrap It Up! is to collect leftover food from large events and donate it to local agencies.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse, Children, Teens
The goals of the program are to increase students’ awareness of what constitutes healthy versus abusive dating relationships; to increase students’ awareness of dating abuse as well as its causes and consequences; to equip students with the skills and resources to help themselves or friends in abusive dating relationships; and to equip students with the skills to develop healthy dating relationships, including positive communication, anger management, and conflict resolution.
Safe Dates educates and equips youth to identify, address, and mitigate abusive and violent dating relationships.
Safe STEPS (Safe and Successful Transition of Elderly Patients Study) Intervention Program (PA, MD, NC)
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The goal of the program is to ensure effective discharge of patients from the hospital back to their homes, and to reduce 30-day hospital readmission.