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 Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children
The goal of the Steps Program is to encourage healthy eating among elementary school students.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke
The goal of the Network is to increase public awareness about the signs and symptoms of stroke.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to reduce disparities in breast and cervical cancer screening and outcomes between African American and white women through the use of community advisors.
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, Health / Diabetes
The goal of this program is to help meet the recommended standards of care for people with diabetes in Utah.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
The goal of this program is to protect the public from the spread of SARS by using the least restrictive means possible. Program objectives are1) to provide a mechanism for effectively monitoring patients on voluntary home isolation and quarantine, 2) to enable visual verification of patient compliance and condition, and 3) to maximize limited resources by being cost-effective and time-efficient.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Older Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The purpose of the Viva la Vida project was to improve diabetes care for Latino Medicare beneficiaries and decrease the disparity in A1C testing between Whites and Latinos.
A1C testing rates increased for both White and Latino Medicare beneficiaries. The testing disparity between Whites and Latinos decreased during the study period.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Women's Health, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this project is to improve systems of care for Asian and Pacific Islander pregnant women who are experiencing domestic violence in order to address disparities in pregnancy outcomes in the Asian Pacific Islander Community.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban
In the Greater Copenhagen area 98% of the water supply is based on ground water. However, the reliance on ground water means that the municipal water company has to face an increased number of environmental problems as the statutory water control order demands greater control and supervision of water supply plants. In consequence, Copenhagen Water had to face serious challenges concerning ground water pollution and the reduction in total wells available.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance, Women, Urban
The goal of Women's Initiative is to help low-income women start their own businesses.