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.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Food Safety
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide more dynamic and effective food safety training programs in order to engage food service workers and get them to adopt healthier food handling practices. In turn, this will reduce the number of food borne disease outbreaks and improve public health.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Older Adults
Goal: The goal of the project was to find a way for elementary school children to learn about the environment and participate in community service.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Goal: ECCO seeks to improve access to vision health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Families, Urban
Goal: The goal of this program is to prevent parents who are addicted to drugs from relapsing, and to prevent substance abuse among their children.
Impact: Although studies evaluating the effectiveness of this program on the behaviors of drug-using parents and their children showed some positive findings, the overall evidence suggested no effects.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Physical Activity
Goal: The goals of Farm to Hospital programs are to create partnerships between local farmers and hospitals in order to bring fresh, healthy food to medical facilities and to create new markets for local farmers.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Education / Educational Attainment, Teens, Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Goal: The goal of the Fast Track camp is to prepare young student athletes to make a successful transition from high school to college academically, athletically, and socially.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Families
Goal: The goal of this program is to provide comprehensive statewide strategies for Florida to promote violence-free, substance-abuse-free, respectful, nurturing families based on the foundation of a healthy marriage relationship between parents.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Economy / Government Assistance
Goal: To help low-income people increase their access to healthy foods while building community and economic assets through local food production and distribution.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Community / Social Environment, Children, Teens, Adults, Urban
Goal: The goal of Gilman Rec-Connect is to revitalize existing recreational activities and create new programming for youth and their families.
Note: This practice has been Archived.
Filed under Good Idea, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Teens
Goal: The goal of this program is to help girls in middle school (ages 11-14) acquire knowledge, skills, and support systems to avoid substance abuse.
Impact: In 2016, independent evaluation of PEERsuasion failed to find evidence that Friendly PEERsuasion was effective in delaying or reducing girls’ use of ATOD or changing girls’ attitudes toward ATOD use and their associations with peers who use substances.