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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Educational Attainment
The goal of this program was to teach staff the skills necessary to encourage an optimum learning environment for disabled students.
Discovering Previously Unidentified Foodborne Illness Risks through Discussion (Olmstead County, MN)
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Food Safety
The goal of this program was to promote the active management of food borne illness risk factors by food service operators. Its objectives were to: shift the food safety program's focus from counting violations to evaluating food safety risks and systems, use an assessment process based on discussion of foodborne illness risks with the manger/operator, and develop the ability to track assessment results toward the Healthy People 2010 goals.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Investment & Personal Finance
The goal of this program is to help homeowners avoid lending practices that strip away their home's equity.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Older Adults
The goal of the project was to find a way for elementary school children to learn about the environment and participate in community service.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Urban
By providing programs for students and adults in the areas of literacy, the visual and performing arts, and service learning, NSCC's goals include improving students' performance in school and encouraging parents to become more involved.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban
The goal of the project was to encourage chemical manufacturers to change to environmentally friendly products and production methods.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
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.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality
ECCO seeks to improve access to vision health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals.
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Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity
The goals of Farm to Hospital programs are to create partnerships between local farmers and hospitals in order to bring fresh, healthy food to medical facilities and to create new markets for local farmers.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Educational Attainment, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of the Fast Track camp is to prepare young student athletes to make a successful transition from high school to college academically, athletically, and socially.