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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 goal of FET is to strengthen families by increasing their ability to adapt to new situations, particularly developmental and cultural challenges the family will face.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families

Goal: The goal of Family Friends is to offer support to families who are raising children with developmental disabilities or special needs.

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

Goal: The goal of the FHP program is to seek seeks to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors in the child and family domains.

Filed under Effective Practice, Education / Literacy, Children, Teens

Goal: The mission of Family Place Libraries™ is to increase the capacity of libraries throughout the nation to recognize and realize their full potential as community hubs for healthy child and family development, parent and community involvement and lifelong learning beginning at birth.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children

Goal: The goal of the Farm 2 School program is to improve the health and wellbeing of school-aged children and prevent childhood obesity by providing healthy, seasonal, and locally grown meals to children at school.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Adults, Urban

Goal: The goal of the Father Friendly Initiative is to work with low or no income fathers to improve their health and social well being in order to increase involvement with their children and communities.

Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban

Goal: The Fathers and Sons Project aims to strengthen the bonds between fathers and sons and promote positive health behaviors.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Teens, Adults, Women, Older Adults, Urban

Goal: Feed The Hungry aims to fill your body and soul with a nourishing meal in an atmosphere of respect, acceptance and love.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity

Goal: The goals of this organization are to promote the rights and interests of pedestrians and to encourage walking.

Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability, Urban

Goal: The goal of this program was to reduce energy usage at the San Diego State Office Building.