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.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
The McLean County program's mission is "to offer young people a once in a lifetime opportunity to build their futures and their communities through education, leadership development, job training, and the rehabilitation and production of affordable housing, while keeping a profound respect for and a commitment to real partnership with youth."
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Adults, Families
To reduce gastrointestinal and respiratory illness-related absenteeism in elementary school students by using surface disinfectants.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Teens, Urban
The goal of AIDS Prevention for Adolescents in Schools was to use a teacher-delivered curriculum to improve knowledge and beliefs about AIDS, and develop self-efficacy related to AIDS-preventive actions among students.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
The goal of this mailing is to increase colorectal cancer screening completion rates.
Colonoscopy screening adherence rates in the intervention group of the trial were higher than the rates in the control group.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / School Environment, Teens
The goals of this program are to decrease student anonymity, to increase student accountability, and to enhance students' abilities to learn school rules and exceptions.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Families, Urban
To provide low-cost immunization for hepatitis A and B, screening for hepatitis B, and to increase community awareness about hepatitis B.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Cancer Prevention & Control, Client-Oriented Screening Interventions: Group Education (USA)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Adults, Women
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of group education in increasing screening for cervical cancer based on the small number of studies with methodologic limitations and inconsistent findings.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Cancer Prevention & Control, Client-Oriented Screening Interventions: Group Education (USA)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Adults
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of group education in increasing screening for colorectal cancer, based on the small number of studies with methodologic limitations and inconsistent findings.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
The goal of this program is to engage middle school students in constructive activity by getting them interested in future careers.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
The goal of this program is to improve early detection of colorectal cancer through regular screening.