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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 / Educational Attainment

Goal: The goal of this program is to recognize and reward outstanding public service, academic excellence, and community service.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide affordable public transportation in central Virginia.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Urban

Goal: To reduce the number of individuals with mental illness who use the ER, to help individuals achieve long-term recovery, and to develop a community peer-based support network.

Impact: The Living Room is a comfortable, non-clinical space that offers an alternative to hospital emergency rooms. The program in LaGrange, Illinois hopes to decrease unnecessary hospitalizations.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Built Environment

Goal: The Louisiana Recovery Authority is working with Governor Blanco to plan for Louisiana's future, coordinate across jurisdictions, support community recovery and resurgence, and ensure integrity and effectiveness. Working in collaboration with local, state and federal agencies, the authority is addressing short-term recovery needs while simultaneously guiding the long-term planning process.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke

Goal: The goal of this program is to improve standards of care for patients with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Missouri.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes

Goal: The goal of this program is to improve diabetes care in Missouri.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide a much-needed recycling service to the City of Chattanooga and the surrounding area while providing jobs for developmentally disabled adults.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants

Goal: The goal of the PlasTax is to reduce plastic bag consumption.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse, Children, Women, Urban

Goal: The goal of The Riley Center is to offer safe and confidential services for women in abusive relationships and their children.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity

Goal: The goal of the program is to restore open space and promote active living in the community.

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