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 / Diabetes, Rural
Goal: Please define your project/intervention goals:
The goals of this project are:
-to promote individual control of diabetes.
-to help patients become partners with their healthcare providers in the care of their disease.
-to help diabetes patients realize that small continous changes do make big differences.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Poverty, Children, Teens, Adults, Women, Men, Older Adults, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Goal: As a leader in Kansas City's emergency food network, ECS is committed to providing access to healthy food for the community's food-insecure households. Its mission is to engage the Episcopal and broader communities in feeding the hungry and empowering the poor to move beyond the barriers of poverty with dignity - in short, feeding the hungry & changing lives. ECS is best known for the Kansas City Community Kitchen (KCCK) in the heart of the urban food desert. ECS also works to provide meaningful training experience through the Culinary Cornerstones Training Program, a 30-week immersive program preparing individuals for careers in the culinary world.
Impact: Since implementing the new service model, there has been a 10% average increase in the number of daily meals served at the Kansas City Community Kitchen. There has also been a large increase of volunteers, with an increasing number of recurring volunteers.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
Goal: The goal of this program is to maximize learning for all students.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse, Children, Women, Men, Families
Goal: The mission of the Domestic Violence Intervention Program is to end domestic violence through support, advocacy, shelter and education.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Older Adults
Goal: To increase attendance rates and decrease transportation-related barriers to outpatient PT clinic patients.
Impact: When patients were offered a van service, attendance rates increased at the physical therapy clinic.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Goal: The goal of this program is to detect nitrification in drinking water in order to protect infants under six months old from methemoglobinemia and prevent other consequential bacteriological problems.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
Goal: The goal of this program is to inspire changes in driving behavior that will help clean up the air in Texas.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Goal: The goal of the Greater Grand Forks Immunization Coalition is to have all residents protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.The Drive-Through Flu Clinic was designed to address barriers to vaccination in the community for residents six months of age and older.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Public Safety, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of the Driving Decisions Workbook is to increase self-awareness of driving skills in older adults.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Rural
Goal: The goal of Dump Your Plump is to foster healthy eating and exercise habits through team-based competition.