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 / Children's Health, Children
The goal of the SHAKE program is to use elementary school-based programming to promote childhood health and fitness.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Children, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The purpose of the first component, ROP, is to develop a strong sense of African-American cultural pride and ethnic identity in the participants and instill a sense of responsibility in their community, their peers, and themselves. The second component, the JTP experience, places youths in summer jobs at desirable work sites such as dentist offices, local museums, and recreational centers. The third component, JA, teaches how to develop and implement a small business.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Women
The goal of this program is to provide prenatal care services to incarcerated pregnant women.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety, Urban
The goal of this program is to educate syringe users about access to clean syringes and proper medical waste disposal and to provide sharps containers and disposal sites to syringe users.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults
TCARE supports Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) by strengthening agencies' abilities to support family caregivers through its Evidence-Based software and protocol.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Transportation
The goal of Taking the HyRoad is to improve fuel economy and reduce the emissions from public transit buses through the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment
The goal of this program is to help high-risk youth develop marketable skills and to instill in students the values of dignity, responsibility and community.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to reduce rates of TB among foreign-born populations and to increase rates of treatment for latent TB infection.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
To partner with local Mexican taqueria restaurants to promote healthy food options
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Children, Adults
TD Green Streets strives to green cities and towns across Canada by supporting innovative practices in municipal forestry.
TD Green Streets supports innovative practices in community forestry and has awarded funding to more than 500 communities across Canada. In 2012, 25 projects were funded resulting in the planting of 16,344 trees & shrubs nationwide.