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.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Cancer Prevention & Control, Client-Oriented Screening Interventions: Reducing Structural Barriers: Cervical Cancer (USA)
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
Interventions to reduce structural barriers can increase cancer screenings.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Cancer Prevention & Control, Client-Oriented Screening Interventions: Reducing Structural Barriers: Colorectal Cancer (USA)
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
Interventions to reduce structural barriers can increase cancer screenings.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Other Conditions, Women
The goal of this program is to provide low-income, under- or uninsured women with the knowledge and skills to prevent and control heart disease and other chronic diseases.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Families
The goal of Celebrating Families! is to strengthen recovery from alcohol and/or drugs, break the cycle of addiction, and increase successful family reunification.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
The goal of this program is to help men and women who are returning home from prison to regain the skills and confidence needed for a successful transition to a stable, productive life.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Women's Health, Women
The goal of this program is to provide timely, effective, clinically appropriate intervention for abnormal Pap tests at no or very-low cost in order to reduce cervical cancer mortality.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Civic Engagement, Teens
To provide youth and their communities with experiential workshops and programs that demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through the celebration of diversity, truth and full expression.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Other Conditions, Children, Urban
The goal of the Challenging Horizons Program is to help students with learning or behavior problems improve their academic performance, citizenship, and health.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children
The goal of this program is to improve the quality of child care and education in Seattle.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Adults
By partnering with key community stakeholders, the Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center is committed to providing accessible, affordable, quality mental health services to residents of Charleston and Dorchester counties.
Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center Partnerships has resulted in increased hospital and emergency services diversion, increased children tenure in communities and schools, and provided essential mental health services to improve the overall quality of life for residents of the community.