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.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Cancer Prevention & Control, Client-Oriented Screening Interventions: Group Education (USA)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Adults, Women
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of group education in increasing screening for cervical cancer based on the small number of studies with methodologic limitations and inconsistent findings.
CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Cancer Prevention & Control, Client-Oriented Screening Interventions: Group Education (USA)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Adults
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of group education in increasing screening for colorectal cancer, based on the small number of studies with methodologic limitations and inconsistent findings.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Teens
The Children's National Food Allergy School Nurse Education Program seeks to increase knowledge about childhood food allergy through a standardized educational curriculum.
The Children's National Food Allergy School Nurse Education Program significantly increased the percent of nurses in the District of Columbia who believed students were teased or bullied due to food allergy and felt food allergy was a serious health concern for which schools should have guidelines.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
The goal of this video decision aid is to inform patients of their colorectal cancer screening options and increase screening rates.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults
The goal of this mailing is to increase colorectal cancer screening completion rates.
Colonoscopy screening adherence rates in the intervention group of the trial were higher than the rates in the control group.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Teens
The purpose of Present and Prevent is to educate teens about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent obesity.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens
The goal of the program was to reduce the risk for pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease by one or more of the following behaviors: a delay in initiating sexual intercourse; a reduction in the number of sexual partners and acts of intercourse; or an increase in contraception use.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety
The goal of the Reducing the Risk curriculum is to increase knowledge about contraceptive use and protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Urban
The goal of this promising practice was to reduce television, videotape, and video game use.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Wildlife, Children, Teens
The goal of the Voyager School was to supplement the current science curriculum with some outdoor activities and environmental education.