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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.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.

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Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Urban

Goal: The goal of Walk in to Work Out is to increase daily physical activity.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Teens, Adults, Urban

Goal: Walk the Talk nurtures community involvement and leadership in individuals.

Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Government Assistance, Racial/Ethnic Minorities

Goal: The goal of this program is to ensure that Washington's Social and Health Services are available and accessible to all Washington residents.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants

Goal: The goal of WasteWise is to encourage and assist companies and organizations in the United States to reduce waste.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families, Urban

Goal: The goal of the program is to improve access to fresh drinking water as a calorie-free beverage option in select NYC school cafeterias at lunchtime.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use

Goal: The goals of Weed and Seed are to control violent crime, drug trafficking, and drug-related crime and provide a safe environment where residents can live, work, and raise their families.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality

Goal: The Wellness Curriculum was developed 1) to address the racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes and 2) to fill the need for information that the inmates themselves expressed.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural

Goal: The goal of the WATCH project is to improve diet and colorectal cancer screening rates among African American adults.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Adults

Goal: The goal of Welvista is to provide prescription medications to those who cannot afford them.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases

Goal: The primary goal of the program is to protect the public from WNV by early detection of WNV and elimination of mosquitoes.

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