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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, Environmental Health / Air, Children, Adults

Goal: The goal of the Georgia Retrofit Program is to improve air quality by reducing emissions among diesel fueled fleet vehicles.

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

Goal: The goal of the GRACE model is to increase quality of care for low-income seniors.

Impact: The GRACE model has been shown to improve quality of care and health outcomes in low-income seniors.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases, Children

Goal: The overall objective of the program is to reduce student absence due to communicable illness.

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

Goal: The goal of this program is to prevent violence among children and adolescents.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children

Goal: The goal of this program is to encourage Tulsa children to increase physical activity and learn to make better food choices.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban

Goal: The goal of Girls 2000 is to provide low-income girls with exposure and experiences to help them overcome obstacles that they may encounter.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities

Goal: The goal of the GirlStars intervention was to promote a lifetime of physical activity and positive health behaviors.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Adults, Older Adults, Families, Urban

Goal: Walking maps are designed to encourage low-income individuals to increase their physical activity by providing information on safe walking routes and destinations within their neighborhood.

Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Housing & Homes, Children, Teens, Adults, Older Adults, Families, Urban

Goal: GLIDE Housing provides housing and housing assistance to homeless families, individuals recovering from substance abuse, and individual who are chronically homeless.

Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment

Goal: The goal of this program is to help individuals make a successful transition to employment.