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, Economy / Housing & Homes, Families
The goal of Housing First is to move families into stable and affordable housing.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
The "I Have a Dream"® Program helps children from low-income areas reach their education and career goals by providing a long-term program of mentoring, tutoring, and enrichment with an assured opportunity for higher education.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Adults, Women, Men, Urban
The goal of the IMMUNITY campaign is to increase awareness around the importance of adults receiving vaccinations for commonly preventable diseases.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
The goal of IMPACT DC is to improve access to asthma education and care coordination through the emergency department.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Adults
The goal of In SHAPE is to utilize personal health mentors in order to improve physical health and quality of life, reduce the risk of preventable diseases, and enhance the life expectancy of individuals with severe mental illnesses.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Urban
The goal of this program is to provide HIV testing and services to individuals involved in tuberculosis contact investigations.
Increasing Age-Appropriate Immunization Rates for Children in Butler County and Surrounding Area (Butler County, KS)
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Children, Rural
The goal of this program was to increase immunization rates in the Butler County area.
Immunization rates increased from 53.2% to 72.4% and parents reported a better understanding of the importance of timely vaccinations.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults, Urban
The goal of this program is to increase access to colorectal cancer screening by improving the efficiency in health care clinics.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Children, Teens, Rural
The primary goal of the Independence Youth Court is to reduce incidents of juvenile crime, divert offending youth from the Juvenile Justice System and to provide an alternative to the Jackson County Family court process and further contact with the police.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
The mission of this program is to provide a community-based, and community supported, economically viable and consumer-oriented, quality transportation service for seniors.