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.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children
The goal of this program is to prevent and control depression among children.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Project Access Durham County seeks to provide comprehensive healthcare to low-income, uninsured individuals residing in the county for at least six months.
Filed under Effective Practice, Education / School Environment, Children, Teens
Project ACHIEVE's ultimate goal is to help design and implement effective school and schooling processes to maximize the academic and social/emotional/behavioral progress and achievement of all students.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults
The goal of Project Achieve is to increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory health among sedentary adults.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens, Urban
The goal of the program is to provide students with opportunities that will help them gain admission to high-achieving high schools.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Urban
The mission of Project GRAD is to provide quality public school education for at-risk children in low-income communities and to increase high school and college graduation rates among these populations.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults, Families
The mission of Project Live Active in Yancey is to enhance the built environment in the community in order to prevent obesity and encourage community members to be physically active.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Teens, Rural
The goal of Project MAGIC is to help juvenile offenders leave the criminal justice system.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Older Adults, Urban
The program’s mission is to meet community nutrition needs through programs for people living with HIV/AIDS, the homebound critically ill, and seniors.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Teens, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The goal of Project ORE is to use a friendship-based sexual education intervention to prevent HIV/STI transmission in high-risk urban African American adolescent girls.