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 Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults, Older Adults
The goal of this program is to provide risk factor management training and services to individuals with cardiovascular disease.
Intervention participants had significantly fewer cardiovascular events than patients who received usual care (4.1% vs. 15.7%, p = 0.053). Reduced hospitalization and emergency room expenses resulted in a gross cost savings of $1,418 per patient.
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Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Community / Governance, Teens
The aim of the program is to persuade merchants to obey the law by refusing to sell tobacco to minors.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children
The goal of CINCH’s Asthma Workgroup is to improve pediatric asthma care among underserved youth.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability, Urban
The goal of this project was to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs, and provide a better work atmosphere for employees.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality
The goal of the project was to publish an up-to-date Essential Reporting Guidelines which would be distributed to approximately 90% of healthcare providers in Santa Cruz county. As mentioned above, they wanted to increase reporting and surveillance activities with the primary physicians and also educate them on bioterrorism agents.
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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 / Prevention & Safety, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
To reduce violence among low-income African American youth in urban settings.