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 Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children, Families, Rural
The main goal of this project is to reduce the time that a child spends out of the classroom recuperating from an acute illness. This goal is based on the fact that TeleKidcare® transforms the school health room from a triage center to a site of care. TeleKidcare® also addresses the shared community goal of keeping children healthy and in school learning by providing health care service to children at school.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Urban
Sustainable Milwaukee's four task forces address major priorities: jobs and training, credit, transportation and the environment, and education.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Food Safety, Urban
The goal of this program is to reduce the risk of foodborne illness outbreaks by educating licensed operators and food employees of proper food safety procedures.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Teens, Urban
Isles, Inc., is a nationally recognized nonprofit community development and environmental organization with the mission to foster more self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to help prevent cardiovascular disease through education and interventions.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Urban
The goal of this program was to reduce risk factors which impact cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Women
The goal is to reduce prenatal smoking, thereby improving the health of babies.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Oral Health, Children, Teens, Adults
The goal of this program is to provide free and reduced-cost oral health services to children and adults.
Transcendental Meditation Stress Reduction Intervention for Congestive Heart Failure (Philadelphia, PA)
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of the intervention is to use meditation to improve health and reduce the risk of heart failure among older African Americans with congestive heart failure.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Economic Climate, Urban
The YBG neighborhood was developed to (1) reclaim a severely blighted sector of the City, (2) provide public amenities, (3) support San Francisco's hospitality industry, and (4) increase economic vitality and employment.