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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

Goal: The initiative's mission was to create a citywide system to support and sustain high-quality after-school programs.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Teens

Goal: The goal of ART® is to improve social skill competence, anger control, and moral reasoning.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program is to reduce food waste in order to achieve the ultimate Alameda County goal of a 75% landfill diversion rate by the year 2010.

Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Housing & Homes

Goal: The mission of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is to provide Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Prevention & Safety, Children, Teens

Goal: The goal of the Alive & Free Prescription is to keep youth unharmed by violence and free from incarceration, and to provide youth with the support and opportunities to build positive lives that contribute to society.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens

Goal: The goal of All Stars programs is to prevent alcohol, tobacco and drug use, postpone sexual activity, and reduce fighting and bullying among adolescents.

Impact: When teachers implemented the program, there were significant reductions in the use of alcohol, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and inhalants. The program also had a significant effect in changing normative beliefs, lifestyle incongruence, commitment to school, impulsive decision-making, and sensation-seeking behavior.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer

Goal: The American Brain Tumor Association exists to eliminate brain tumors through research and to meet the needs of brain tumor patients and their families.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Teens, Rural

Goal: This program aims to drastically reduce suicidal thinking and behavior.

Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Employment, Teens, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban

Goal: The goal of Arriba Juntos is to provide those most at risk for prolonged poverty with educational and employment programs.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Adolescent Health, Teens

Goal: To empower and support adolescent females and provide a safe forum for girls to ask questions and solve problems.