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 Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Children
The goal of this program is to prevent alcohol, tobacco and drug use.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
The goal of this program is to provide adolescents with the knowledge and skills to act in ways that enhance their immediate and long-term health.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to reduce tobacco use among groups experiencing the most pronounced tobacco-related disparities.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
The goal of the Initiative was to reduce youth tobacco use by 30% by 2005.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Women
The goal is to reduce prenatal smoking, thereby improving the health of babies.