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, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Children, Teens, Adults, Families
The goal of the Great Allegheny Passage is to provide hikers, bicyclists, cross-country skiers and people with disabilities with a trail through the region.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
The goal of Green Chemistry is to promote environmentally benign design of chemical products and processes.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Air
The goal of the Green Flag Incentive Program is to reduce air pollution in communities surrounding the Port of Long Beach.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Built Environment, Urban
Green Guerillas' goal is to help gardeners cultivate and manage community gardens that thrive as parks, urban farms, and outdoor community centers.
Filed under Effective Practice, Environmental Health / Energy & Sustainability
The goal of the Green Power Partnership is to promote the use of green power in the United States.
Filed under Good Idea, Environmental Health / Built Environment
Greenbelt Alliance's mission is to improve the lives in the San Francisco Bay Area by protecting the region's greenbelt and improving the livability of its cities and towns.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity, Children, Families
The aim of the Growing Healthy Kids Project is to support nutrition, healthy eating, and family unity among local families by providing community gardening space.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Children, Urban
The goals of the program are to reduce the levels of depression and risk of destructive behaviors among grieving adolescents.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy, Children, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
Grown in Ivanhoe strives to achieve a just and equitable food environment in the Ivanhoe community by ensuring that residents have the information and resources needed to provide healthy, affordable foods for themselves and their families.
Grown in Ivanhoe has increased local food production and established resources for access to healthy foods.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Adults, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Urban
The Hair, Heart & Health program embraces the notion that health education at the community level is an effective intervention strategy for preventable diseases like CHD, stroke and kidney disease.