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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, Health / Cancer, Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Rural

Goal: The goal of the North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program is to increase breast cancer screening among older African American women.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Older Adults, Older Adults, Rural

Goal: The purpose of the ombudsmen is to recognize potential problems and represent elderly and institutionalized clients throughout the state.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Diabetes, Children, Teens, Adults, Rural

Goal: The overall goal is to reduce the prevalence of diabetes and improve the care of people with diabetes.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Rural

Goal: The goal of this program is to improve immunization rates in Madera County.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Children's Health, Children, Rural

Goal: The goal of the Farm Safety Day Camp is to make farm and ranch life safer and healthier for children through education and training.

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

Goal: The mission of Project ECHO is to develop the capacity to safely and
effectively treat chronic, common, and complex diseases in rural and
underserved areas, and to monitor outcomes of this treatment.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Crime & Crime Prevention, Teens, Rural

Goal: The goal of Project MAGIC is to help juvenile offenders leave the criminal justice system.

Filed under Effective Practice, Health / Cancer, Adults, Rural

Goal: The goal of the PREP computerized reminder system is to increase colorectal cancer screening.

Filed under Good Idea, Health / Diabetes, Rural

Goal: The goal of this project is to build community support for persons with Type 2 diabetes living in frontier Eastern Montana.

Filed under Good Idea, Community / Community & Business Resources, Women, Men, Families, Rural

Goal: The goal of the renovation of the Rock Island Railroad Depot was to revitalize the city of Liberal, Kansas.

Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition