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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 Good Idea, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens

Goal: The mission is to provide a multi-disciplinary program that prepares students for 21st century careers by giving them community based involvement. The hope of this project is for the students to connect content knowledge, acquired skills, and work habits to real world situations and issues.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults, Rural

Goal: The purpose of the ombudsmen is to recognize potential problems and represent elderly and institutionalized clients throughout the state.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Children, Families

Goal: NFN's mission is to provide first-time parents with parenting information and education and connect them to services in the community.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Children, Families

Goal: The long-term goals of this program are to decrease the rate of recidivism in families receiving social services, lower the rate of multiparent teenage pregnancies, reduce the rate of juvenile delinquency and alcohol abuse, and stop the intergenerational cycle of child abuse by teaching positive parenting behaviors.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Families

Goal: To increase dietary variety, decrease the intake of saturated fat and increase the intake of vegetables during the main meal among families with financial problems.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Families, Urban

Goal: The goal of the program is to assist students in establishing physical activity as part of their daily lives.

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

Goal: The goal of NYC WasteLe$$ is to promote waste prevention at businesses, agencies, schools, and at home.

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

Goal: The goal of this program is to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services for the residents of Hennepin County.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Families

Goal: The OMI is a multi-sector effort to reduce the state's divorce rate, strengthen families, and reduce dependency on government support.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Cancer, Adults, Older Adults, Families, Urban

Goal: Open Doors to Health promotes colon cancer screening and improves access to screening centers by helping people overcome common barriers to these services.