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 / Cancer, Women
The goal of this program is to provide routine cancer screenings to the underserved population of incarcerated women in Indiana.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Teens, Urban
The goal of this program is to foster academic success among at-risk students.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens, Urban
The goal of this program is to enhance the life options of disadvantaged, urban high school students.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
The goal of this program is to improve retention of hospital employees to address critical shortages in health care staffing.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Income, Adults, Families, Urban
The Cash Back initiative aims to help low-income residents take advantage of tax credits by offering free tax preparation services.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens, Urban
A goal of the program is to reduce high-risk youth involvement in the criminal justice system by intervening immediately or very soon after youth are violently injured.
CDC Communities Putting Prevention to Work: Increase Access to Cessation Services (Santa Clara County, CA)
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal is to increase cessation within communities with the highest tobacco use rates through culturally appropriate services provided through community-based organization partners.
The intervention has resulted in a 39% quit success rate.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity
To enable consumers to make healthier choices when ordering food at chain restaurants.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Public Safety, Urban
The goal of this strategy is to improve the effectiveness of policing in Chicago.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Public Safety, Children
The goal of this program is to increase booster seat use among children aged 4 to 8 years.