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, Economy / Employment, Adults
Opportunity Chicago's goal was to identify employment barriers within the system and to reduce those barriers by creating processes that would result in a smoother and more streamlined path to employment for CHA residents.
Of the 6,743 participants in an Opportunity Chicago program between 2006 and 2010, 5,185 (77%) were employed by the end of the project. Fifty-four percent retained employment for two or more years. Fifty-nine percent of participants saw an increase in quarterly earnings.
Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Adults
To reduce and prevent falls in people with osteoporosis and osteopenia through exercise and education.
Filed under Effective Practice, Economy / Employment, Children, Urban
The goal of this program is to provide flexible, nurturing education and child care for working families.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Children, Adults, Families
The program’s goal is to increase access to health care by assisting children and their families in Los Angeles County to enroll in health coverage programs and utilize and retain these benefits.
Filed under Effective Practice, Community / Social Environment, Families
The goal of this program is to foster positive family relationships.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Children's Health, Children, Families, Urban
The program aims to provide ongoing comprehensive care coordination to children with medically complex and chronic conditions within Children's National health care system.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Disabilities, Children, Families
The program's mission is to empower families of children with special needs to understand and access the systems that serve them.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Older Adults
The goal of Parenting the Second Time Around (PASTA) is to train facilitators to lead workshops on childcare for grandparent/caregiver relatives.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Adults
The goal of this program is to improve access to health care for uninsured and underinsured adults.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
The goal of the Partners in Healing Program is to improve health care and access to health services among Hmong refugees.