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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, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children

Goal: The goal of Aiming High is to increase the percentage of English learners scoring at or above proficient on California Standardized tests in language arts and math by three percentage points annually.

Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Air

Goal: The goal of this website is to provide information on air quality including potential health effects of air pollutants.

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

Goal: The goal of Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line is to help Alaska residents quit smoking or using smokeless tobacco.

Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children

Goal: The goal of this program is to prevent delinquency, substance abuse, and school dropout in high risk children.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children

Goal: The goal of this program is to make affordable health care a reality for hundreds of thousands of families across the state.

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, Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse, Rural

Goal: The goal of the Appalachian Violence Outreach Network is to identify and provide services to women living in rural, underserved areas that have experienced interpersonal violence.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Oral Health, Children

Goal: The goal of the Arizona Dental Sealant Program is to reduce dental caries in children.

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, Environmental Health / Environmental Justice, Children

Goal: To enhance academic performance and imbue global citizenship by nurturing children’s creativity, developing empathy, and instilling healthy lifestyles.