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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.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Children, Families

Goal: The goal of this program was to increase father/male involvement in state-funded preschool programs for at-risk students.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Teens

Goal: FirstPlace for Youth seeks to fill the gap in services available to youth transitioning out of the foster care system to independent living.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability

Goal: The goal of this project was to reduce energy usage in Chula Vista, California.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability

Goal: Napa's goal was to save up to 15 percent in electricity usage in 2001.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability

Goal: The goal of this project was to provide a safe fresh-water supply in an efficient manner.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants

Goal: The goal of the Four Seasons Hotel Composting Partnership is to reduce the hotel's waste by recycling kitchen scraps with a local composter.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Diabetes, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban

Goal: The Full Circle Diabetes Program aims to provide a holistic approach to diabetes self-management.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air, Children, Adults

Goal: The goal of the Georgia Retrofit Program is to improve air quality by reducing emissions among diesel fueled fleet vehicles.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air

Goal: The goal of the Green Flag Incentive Program is to reduce air pollution in communities surrounding the Port of Long Beach.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability

Goal: The goal of the Green Power Partnership is to promote the use of green power in the United States.