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 Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens
To increase and maintain physical activity among tweens (youth ages 9-13).
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Health / Physical Activity
To reduce employee risk of developing chronic health conditions and to contain rising health care costs by establishing worksite wellness programs throughout state government.
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Filed under Good Idea, Education / Educational Attainment
The major focus of this program is on empowering classroom instructors with the knowledge, time, and compensation needed to design, implement, and evaluate 231 program activities. These activities are designed to increase and improve access for students and allow them to move through the program to reach their goals.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Diabetes, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of the Advancing Diabetes Self Management project at the Holyoke Health Center was to improve health outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
As stated in the toolkit, the ultimate goal of Campus Climate Action is to achieve systemic/institutional commitment to a sustainable campus, including carbon neutrality, throughout all constituencies of the college or university (faculty, staff, students, and administration.)
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Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban
The goals of the program include both ecological waste management and job creation.
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Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Rural
The primary goal of the CBIG initiative is two-fold: to systematically change the way young people and adults in our community perceive conflict and how they respond to and resolve disputes.
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Filed under Good Idea, Community / Civic Engagement, Teens
The goal is to encourage middle and high school students to increase their civic involvement.
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Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens
The goal of this initiative is to promote the development of young people through after-school programs.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability, Urban
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