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, Community / Transportation
The goal of this project is to make the streets more pedestrian friendly and supportive of active living.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of this program is to improve the health of the Cambodian population in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability, Urban
- Municipal clean fuel vehicle purchases
- Green power use and public education program
- Telecommuting and telecenters
- Enhanced pedestrian connections and increased housing and employment density near transit
- Bicycle lanes, paths, and routes
- Energy efficient landscaping
- Solar pool heating
- Traffic signal and system upgrades
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
-Increase the use of coal fly ash in concrete by 43 percent, from 14 million metric tons per year in 2001 to 20 million metric tons by 2010.
-Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from concrete production by approximately 6 million metric tons by 2010.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
To promote social change and environmental responsibility, reduce carbon output and enable local schools and centers to develop and maintain effective composting and vermiculture systems.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Weather & Climate, Children
The goal of this program is to promote sun-safe behavior in children.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
To create a place for the citizens of Boyle Heights, CA to exercise which is safe and easy to access and thus promotes regular physical activity.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment
The goal of the Green Map System is to cultivate citizen participation and community sustainability in hundreds of places around the world.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Adults, Older Adults
The Guided Care Model aims to better health outcomes and reduce spending for aging adults with multiple chronic conditions.
The Guided Care Model has been shown to improve quality of care and reduce the use of home health care.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Teens
The goal of this program is to prevent injuries and violence among children and adolescents in Harlem.