BEST PRACTICES Comprehensive Resources Compendium (1)

2016
Frank G. Magourilos, MPS, SCPS, PS, ICPS
Prevention Works Consulting
6/13/2016
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES
COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES COMPENDIUM
1ST
EDITION
Explore Evidence Based Best Practices:
In promoting community health, community development, and for prevention interventions.

Published (6-13-2016) - Prevention Works Consulting; Frank G. Magourilos – preventionworks@msn.com 1
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES (BEST PRACTICES)
COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES
Explore Evidence Based Best Practices for promoting community health, community
development, and for prevention interventions.
IMPORTANT: If for some reason any of the links below do not work, highlight and copy
the green title of each source, then paste on a Web search window to find the resources you
are looking for.
CAMPBELL COLLABORATION (C2)
HTTP://WWW.CAMPBELLCOLLABORATION.ORG/
The Campbell Collaboration disseminates systematic reviews of existing interventions. Its topics
include crime, social welfare, and education.
CANADIAN BEST PRACTICES PORTAL NIDA
HTTP://CBPP-PCPE.PHAC-ASPC.GC.CA/
This portal provides you with resources and solutions to plan programs for promoting health and
preventing diseases in your community. The site consolidates multiple sources of credible
information in one place.
CENTER FOR THE APPLICATION OF PREVENTION
TECHNOLOGIES (CAPT)
HTTP://WWW.SAMHSA.GOV/CAPT/
CAPT is a national training and technical assistance system committed to strengthening
prevention systems and the nation’s behavioral health workforce.
COCHRANE COLLABORATION
HTTP://WWW.COCHRANE.ORG/
The Cochrane Collaboration reviews standards for healthcare interventions and appropriate
treatments. The healthcare evidence is also available in Spanish. Cochrane is a site that offers
training and other services.
COMMUNITY GUIDE (U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION)
HTTP://THECOMMUNITYGUIDE.ORG/INDEX.HTML
This guide provides evidence based recommendations of what is known about effectiveness,
economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to prevent disease and promote health in a
variety of public health concerns including substance abuse, violence, and nutrition.
COMMUNITY PROBLEM-SOLVING
HTTP://WEB.MIT.EDU/CPSPROJECT/HOME.HTML

A list of links to sites from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that include best
practices.
CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
(CDC)
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/CHRONICDISEASE/RESOURCES/GUIDEL
INES.HTM
Adolescent and School Health Tools
Links to tools to support adolescent health, such as the Health Education Curriculum Analysis
Tool, the Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool, and the School Health Index: A Self-
Assessment and Planning Guide.
The Community Guide
Evidence-based recommendations for programs and policies to promote population health.
Topics include: Alcohol, Cancer, Diabetes, Mental Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Oral Health,
Physical Activity, Pregnancy, Tobacco, and Worksite.
Division of Community Health Resources
The website includes CDC resources to help you plan, implement and evaluate community
health interventions and programs to address chronic disease and health disparities issues.
Division of Community Health Action Guides
Best practices for transforming communities by increasing physical activity in schools,
developing walking trails, and more.
Healthy Food Service Guidelines
CDC has developed several resources for providing healthier food and beverage options in
workplaces or other community settings, such as hospitals, parks, and recreation areas.
Moving Into Action: Promoting Heart-Healthy and Stroke-Free
Communities(http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/moving_into_action.htm)
Suggests how certain sectors of society—policy makers, employers, and health care leaders—
can support the prevention and control of heart disease and stroke.
A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and
Stroke(http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/action_plan/index.htm)
A comprehensive public health strategy to improve cardiovascular health through the prevention,
detection, and treatment of risk factors; early identification and treatment of heart attacks and
strokes; and prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events.
Oral Health Guidelines and
Recommendations(http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/guidelines.htm)
The website provides readers with guidelines for implementing oral health prevention programs
and information on fluoridation, infection control, and oral cancer.
Recommendations to Improve Preconception Health and Health
Care(http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5506a1.htm?s_cid=rr5506a1_e)
This report provides recommendations to improve both preconception health and care. The goal
of these recommendations is to improve the health of women and couples, before conception of a
first or subsequent pregnancy.
State and Community Resources for Tobacco Prevention and
Control(http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/stateandcommunity/index.
htm#policy)
The State and Community Resources for Tobacco Prevention and Control website provides links

to a number of resources such as Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs
and Cessation Program Guidelines.
A COMPENDIUM OF PROVEN COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION
PROGRAMS
HTTP://HEALTHYAMERICANS.ORG/REPORT/110/
This report from the Trust for America's Health highlights 79 evidence-based disease and injury
prevention programs that have saved lives and improved health.
DATABASE OF INTERVENTIONS
HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/CHINAV/DATABASE/
The CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator (CHI Navigator) Database of
Interventions is a tool that helps you identify interventions that work in four action areas—
socioeconomic factors, physical environment, health behaviors, and clinical care. It provides
leaders and stakeholders with options to consider when making decisions about how to invest in
their community and address its health needs.
EVIDENCE FOR POLICY AND PRACTICE INFORMATION AND
COORDINATING CENTER (EPPI-CENTRE)
HTTP://EPPI.IOE.AC.UK/CMS/
The EPPI-Centre provides review of evidence-based policy and practice related to social
interventions. The site engages researchers in discussion of how to make research more relevant
and how to use findings in many areas including education and health promotion.
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 STRUCTURED EVIDENCE QUERIES
HTTPS://PHPARTNERS.ORG/HP2020/INDEX.HTML
This site makes information and evidence-based strategies related to the Healthy People 2020
objectives easier to find. The National Library of Medicine has worked together to develop
search strategies for selected Healthy People 2020 subject areas. These one-click strategies
search PubMed, a database of the National Library of Medicine that provides access to over 11
million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to
many sites providing full text articles and other related sources.
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INSTITUTE'S PROMISING PRACTICES
DATABASE
HTTP://WWW.HEALTHYNASHVILLE.ORG/INDEX.PHP?CONTROL
LER=INDEX&MODULE=PROMISEPRACTICE&ACTION=INDEX
Available through several healthy communities websites (in this case, Healthy Nashville), this
database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to
improving community health and quality of life.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BEST PRACTICE BRIEFS
HTTP://OUTREACH.MSU.EDU/BPBRIEFS/ARCHIVE.ASP

This archive gives access to over 30 short but informative articles on best practices in various
areas.
MODEL PRACTICE DATABASE FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTRY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS (NACCHO)
HTTP://ARCHIVED.NACCHO.ORG/TOPICS/MODELPRACTICES/DA
TABASE/INDEX.CFM
A guide to model / promising practices that is searchable by state, type, year, or keyword.
NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR BEST
PRACTICES
HTTP://WWW.NGA.ORG/CMS/CENTER
The NGA Center for Best Practices helps policy staff develop and implement innovative
solutions to challenges facing their states. It provides comprehensive information about best
practices in emerging issues including: education, health, homeland security and technology,
environment, energy, and workforce programs.
NATIONAL PREVENTION STRATEGY
HTTP://WWW.SURGEONGENERAL.GOV/PRIORITIES/PREVENTIO
N/STRATEGY/INDEX.HTML
The National Prevention Strategy, released June 16, 2011, aims to guide our nation in the most
effective and achievable means for improving health and well-being. The Strategy prioritizes
prevention by integrating recommendations and actions across multiple settings to improve
health and save lives.
NEW TACTICS IN HUMAN RIGHTS DATABASE
HTTPS://WWW.NEWTACTICS.ORG/TACTICS
A searchable tactics database of over 200 examples from advocates and their organizations
around the world who have successfully used tactics to address the wide range of human rights
and development issues facing their communities. In addition to the main database, this site also
offers Tactical Notebooks, in-depth case studies from 49 practitioners that provide a step-by-step
guide of how they implemented a significant change, and New Tactics in Human Rights: A
Resource for Practitioners, a book features 100 brief, inspirational stories from around the world
(all available to download for free from the website), categorized by a) intervention tactics; b)
prevention tactics; c) restorative tactics; and d) promotional tactics (building human rights
cultures and institutions).
NIDA: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
HTTPS://WWW.DRUGABUSE.GOV/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/PREVE
NTINGDRUGUSE_2_1.PDF
Prevention Principles:
These principles are intended to help parents, educators, and community leaders think about,
plan for, and deliver research-based drug abuse prevention programs at the community level. The
references following each principle are representative of current research.

NREPP: NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS
AND PRACTICES
HTTP://WWW.NREPP.SAMHSA.GOV/01_LANDING.ASPX#START-
CONTENT
NREPP is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and
substance use disorders. SAMHSA has developed this resource to help people, agencies, and
organizations implement programs and practices in their communities.
PROGRAM ARCHIVES (SOCIOMETRICS)
HTTP://WWW.SOCIO.COM/
Programs Archives profiles outstanding prevention programs in key health areas (sexuality,
health and adolescence, HIV/AIDS, youth substance abuse and prevention).It aims to facilitate
the implementation of proven and cost effective initiatives.
RESOURCE CENTER: EFFECTIVE PRACTICES
HTTP://WWW.NATIONALSERVICE.GOV/RESOURCES
This database offers Effective Practices, or “good ideas, successful strategies, and studied
findings to help programs thrive”, for the categories of Service Activities, Volunteer, Member
and Staff Management, and Program, Financial and Grant Management. They are searchable by
Topic, Group, or Special Collections.
SYSTEMS THINKING; LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE
HTTP://WWW.THINKING.NET/SYSTEMS_THINKING/SYSTEMS_T
HINKING.HTML
Systems thinking is a perspective that helps us see and understand the big picture in new ways.
TOP TIER EVIDENCE - COALITION FOR EVIDENCE-BASED
POLICY
HTTP://TOPTIEREVIDENCE.ORG/
This validated resource helps you find research-proven social programs.
WHAT WORKS FOR CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: TOOLS
FOR IMPROVING SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH (CHILD
TRENDS)
HTTP://WWW.CHILDTRENDS.ORG/SIGNUP-THANK-YOU
Child Trend’s “What Works” guide provides interactive tables which illustrate what works and
what does not work in improving outcomes for children and adolescents.
WHAT WORKS FOR HEALTH - COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS
AND ROADMAPS
HTTP://WWW.COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG/POLICIES

Developed by experts at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, What Works
for Health is an online tool that you can use to find effective policies and programs to improve
the many factors that affect your health. Because evidence matters when it comes to developing
and implementing solutions to problems that affect communities, each of the programs included
in What Works for Health is given an evidence rating. The highest-rated programs and policies
have been shown to work. What Works for Health is easy to use – just choose a health factor of
interest (i.e. tobacco use, employment, access to health care, environmental quality, etc.) and
browse through the evidence ratings for particular programs, policies, or system changes that
address the particular health factor of interest.
WHAT WORKS WISCONSIN: EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND
INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
HTTP://WHATWORKSFORHEALTH.WISC.EDU/
What Works Wisconsin is a project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Human
Ecology and the University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Family Living Program; Initiated in 2004,
the What Works project focuses on distilling the latest scientific knowledge on effective policies,
practices, and programs, including “evidence-based programs,” for youth and their families,
schools, and communities. It provides practitioners and policymakers with the tools to develop
effective programs and evaluate and improve existing programming based on state-of-the-art
knowledge of what makes programs effective.
CATEGORICAL WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR
BEST PRACTICES BY ISSUE
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
(AMCHP). http://www.amchp.org/programsandtopics/BestPractices/InnovationStation/Pages/In
novation-Station.aspx AMCHP’s “Innovation Station” is a searchable database of emerging,
promising, and best practices in Maternal and Child Health from across the nation.
Why It Matters (National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy). http://thenationalcampaign.org/why-it-matters/teen-pregnancy The Campaign
translates research on teen-pregnancy prevention into user-friendly materials.
What Works for Health – Resources on Sexual
Activity. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-approach/health-factors/sexual-activity
Browse through the evidence ratings for particular programs, policies, or system changes that
address sexual activity – part of the What Works for Health database.
CANCER

Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T (National Cancer
Institute). http://cancercontrolplanet.cancer.gov/ The research-tested intervention programs
present knowledge related to the prevention and treatment of cancer in a user-friendly database.
CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
(AMCHP). http://www.amchp.org/programsandtopics/BestPractices/InnovationStation/Pa
ges/Innovation-Station.aspx AMCHP’s “Innovation Station” is a searchable database of
emerging, promising, and best practices in Maternal and Child Health from across the nation.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs Guide.
http://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/ The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Model
Programs Guide (MPG) is designed to assist practitioners and communities in implementing
evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of
children and communities. The MPG database of over 200 evidence-based programs covers the
entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to reentry.
Pathways Mapping Initiative (Harvard University and the Annie E. Casey
Foundation). http://www.cssp.org/admin/users/sign_in The Pathways Mapping Initiative
provides a map of indicators for school readiness and family economic success that contribute to
child and youth outcomes.
Period of Purple Crying (Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
Program). http://www.dontshake.org/sbs.php?topNavID=4&subNavID=32 The Period of
PURPLE Crying program is the name given to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome’s
evidence-based prevention program, which includes a full color 11-page booklet and a 10-minute
DVD intended to be given to parents of new infants. The Period of PURPLE Crying program
helps parents and caregivers understand the frustrating features of crying in normal infants that
can lead to shaking or abuse. The program provides the opportunity for parents to learn about the
crying characteristics from over 25 years of research on normal infant crying conducted by
Ronald G. Barr, MDCM, and other scientists worldwide.
Promising Practice Network on Children, Youth, and
Families. http://www.promisingpractices.net/ The Promising Practices Network site highlights
programs and practices and research evidence about what works in improving outcomes for
children and youth.
What Works for Health – Resources on Family and Social
Support. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/policies/family-based-social-support-
physical-activity Browse through the evidence ratings for particular programs, policies, or
system changes that address family and social support programs – part of the What Works for
Health database.
CHRONIC DISEASE

Canadian Best Practices Portal for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
Prevention. http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ The primary goals of the Canadian Best Practices
Portal are to develop and disseminate best practices information for chronic disease prevention
and control interventions, provide decision makers with a comprehensive and standardized
resource about best practices for chronic disease prevention and control, and to create awareness
of the overall Canadian Best Practices System through communication and marketing activities
targeted to key audiences (decision makers in practice, decision makers in policy development,
decision makers in research).
Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Recommendations for Physical
Activity. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/ebr.aspx?topicid=33
Released in 2008, the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG) is the first-ever
publication of national guidelines for physical activity. The Physical Activity objectives for
Healthy People 2020 reflect the strong state of the science supporting the health benefits of
regular physical activity among youth and adults. Regular physical activity includes participation
in moderate and vigorous physical activities and muscle-strengthening activities.
Preventing Chronic Disease. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/about_the_journal/index.htm Preventing
Chronic Disease is a peer-reviewed electronic journal focusing on the link between applied
prevention research and pubic health practice in preventing chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases).
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Recommendations for Community-Based
Interventions. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/ebr.aspx?topicid=11
This database provides evidence-based community interventions from the Guide to Community
Preventive Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health status and
related health behaviors are determined by influences at multiple levels: personal,
organizational/institutional, environmental, and policy. Because significant and dynamic
interrelationships exist among these different levels of health determinants, educational and
community-based programs are most likely to succeed in improving health and wellness when
they address influences at all levels and in a variety of environments/settings.
Knowledge Plex. http://www.knowledgeplex.org/ The Knowledge Plex database consists of
relevant research, case studies, best practices, and other material in the fields of affordable
housing and community development.
MOST (UNESCO) Clearinghouse of Best Practices. http://www.unesco.org/most/bphome.htm
Best practices in urban and community development.
What Works for Health – Resources on Community
Safety. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/roadmaps/what-works-for-health
http://whatworksforhealth.wisc.edu/ Browse through the evidence ratings for particular
programs, policies, or system changes that address improving community safety – part of the
What Works for Health database.

What Works for Health – Resources on Improving the Built Environment of Your
Community. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/blog/built-environment-and-summer-fun
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/information/built_environment.htm Browse through the evidence
ratings for particular programs, policies, or system changes that address improving the built
environment of a community – part of the What Works for Health database.
What Works for Health – Resources on Environmental
Quality. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/policies/healthy-home-environment-assessments
address improving environmental quality – part of the What Works for Health database.
World Bank Report - Land Policies for Growth and Poverty
Reduction. http://info.worldbank.org/etools/docs/library/34919/landpoliciesexecsummary.pdf
Best practices for land use administration and policy.
EDUCATION
What Works Clearinghouse (U.S. Department of Education). http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
Provides scientific evidence of what works in educational programs, practices, products, and
policies through easily accessible databases and reports.
What Works for Health – Resources on Education. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-
approach/health-factors/education Browse through the evidence ratings for particular programs,
policies, or system changes that address education – part of the What Works for Health database.
HEALTH CARE
AHRQ Healthcare Innovations Exchange. https://innovations.ahrq.gov/ Innovations and tools
to improve quality and reduce disparities.
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Putting Prevention Into
Practice. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/index.html PPIP clinical
intervention materials are based on research-tested interventions for improving the delivery of
services in primary health care settings.
RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center. https://www.rti.org/practice-area/health The RTI-
UNC EPC provides summations of scientific evidence for a variety of healthcare topics. It is one
of thirteen EPCs sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
What Works for Health – Resources on Quality of
Care. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-approach/health-factors/quality-care Browse
through the evidence ratings for particular programs, policies, or system changes that address
improving quality of health care – part of the What Works for Health database.
HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

NREPP: SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and
Practices. http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/01_landing.aspx The National Registry of Evidence-based
Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and
treatment of mental and substance use disorders, including violence prevention. The purpose of
this registry is to assist the public in identifying approaches to preventing and treating mental
and/or substance use disorders that have been scientifically tested and that can be readily
disseminated to the field.
What Works for Health – Resources on Diet and
Exercise. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-approach/health-factors/diet-and-exercise
address improving overall health, focusing on healthy eating and physical activity – part of the
What Works for Health database.
HEALTH PROMOTION
Intervention MICA (Missouri Department of Health and Senior
Services). http://health.mo.gov/data/interventionmica/ Intervention MICA is an evidence-based
intervention planning system to support community stakeholders and public health
practitioners. It provides tools for needs assessment, priority-setting, intervention design,
implementation, and evaluation.
HIV/AIDS
Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness (U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention). http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/prevention_research_compendium.pdf A set of
effective science-based HIV/AIDS interventions created in response to requests from prevention
service providers and others.
Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions project (DEBI) (U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention). https://effectiveinterventions.cdc.gov/ A national-level strategy
bringing “science-based, community-and group-level HIV prevention interventions to
community-based service providers and state and local health departments.”
Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Recommendations for HIV
Prevention. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/hiv/ebrs This database
provides clinical recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
What Works for Health – Resources on Sexual
Activity. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-approach/health-factors/sexual-activity
address sexual activity, including interventions to prevent the spread of HIV and other STDs –
part of the What Works for Health database.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

(AMCHP). http://www.amchp.org/programsandtopics/BestPractices/InnovationStation/Pages/In
novation-Station.aspx AMCHP’s “Innovation Station” is a searchable database of emerging,
promising, and best practices in Maternal and Child Health from across the nation.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Recommendations for Substance Abuse
Prevention. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/substance-abuse/ebrs
The following clinical recommendations come from the US Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF). This database provides approaches for reducing alcohol abuse, and offers a separate
section on preventing tobacco use.
Preventing Underage Drinking: Using Getting to Outcomes with the SAMHSA Strategic
Prevention Framework to Achieve
Results. file:///C:/Users/preve/Downloads/RAND_TR403%20(1).pdf For in-depth information
on some Evidence-Based Environmental Strategies to prevent underage drinking, see p. 29-37 of
this manual: Preventing Underage Drinking: Using Getting to Outcomes with the SAMHSA
Strategic Prevention Framework to Achieve Results. Imm P, Chinman M, Wandersman A,
Rosenbloom D, Guckenburg S, Leis R. (2007). Preventing Underage Drinking: Using Getting to
Outcomes with the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework to Achieve Results, RAND, TR-
403-SAMHSA. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and
Practices. http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/01_landing.aspx The National Registry of Evidence-
based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable database of interventions for the
prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. SAMHSA has developed this
resource to help people, agencies, and organizations implement programs and practices in their
communities.
What Works for Health – Resources on Alcohol and Drug
Use. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-approach/health-factors/alcohol-drug-use Browse
preventing alcohol abuse – part of the What Works for Health database.
What Works for Health – Resources on Tobacco
Use. http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/our-approach/health-factors/tobacco-use Browse
preventing tobacco use – part of the What Works for Health database.
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Blueprints for Violence Prevention. http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/ These Web
pages provide information and resources from Blueprints for Violence Prevention, a project of
the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado, which
identifies truly outstanding violence and drug prevention programs that meet a high scientific

standard of effectiveness. In doing so, Blueprints serves as a resource for governments,
foundations, businesses, and other organizations trying to make informed judgments about their
investments in violence and drug prevention programs.
Crime Solutions: All Programs and Practices. http://www.crimesolutions.gov/programs.aspx
The Office of Justice Programs' CrimeSolutions.gov shares what works in criminal justice,
juvenile justice, and crime victim services. The site provides easily understandable research on
the effectiveness of various programs and practices.
Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Recommendations for Injury and Violence
Prevention. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/injury-and-violence-
prevention/ebrs This database provides evidence-based community interventions from the Guide
to Community Preventive Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Period of Purple Crying (Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
Program). http://www.dontshake.org/sbs.php?topNavID=4&subNavID=32 The Period of
PURPLE Crying program is the name given to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome’s
evidence-based prevention program, which includes a full color 11-page booklet and a 10-minute
DVD intended to be given to parents of new infants. The Period of PURPLE Crying program
helps parents and caregivers understand the frustrating features of crying in normal infants that
can lead to shaking or abuse. The program provides the opportunity for parents to learn about the
crying characteristics from over 25 years of research on normal infant crying conducted by
Ronald G. Barr, MDCM, and other scientists worldwide.
Violence Prevention. http://www.preventviolence.info/ The purpose of this website is to provide
a violence prevention resource for policy makers, practitioners and others working to tackle and
prevent violence. The website includes an Evidence Base (abstracts of systematically reviewed
literature providing evidence of measures that can work to prevent violence), Resources (key
publications and resources on violence and prevention), and other tools.
YOUTH VIOLENCE
Crime Solutions: All Programs and Practices. http://www.crimesolutions.gov/programs.aspx
The Office of Justice Programs' CrimeSolutions.gov shares what works in criminal justice,
juvenile justice, and crime victim services. The site provides easily understandable research on
the effectiveness of various programs and practices.
Measuring Violence Related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Among Youths: A
Compendium of Assessment Tools: Second
Edition. http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/YV_Compendium.pdf This compendium
provides researchers and prevention specialists with a set of tools to assess violence-related
beliefs, behaviors, and influences, as well as to evaluate programs to prevent youth violence.
Many of the measures included in the first edition of the compendium focused on individual
violence-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. These types of measures are included in this
edition as well and may be particularly useful for evaluating a school-based curriculum or a
community-based program designed to reduce violence among youths

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs
Guide. http://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/ The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s
Model Programs Guide (MPG) is designed to assist practitioners and communities in
implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference
in the lives of children and communities. The MPG database of over 200 evidence-based
programs covers the entire continuum of youth services from prevention through sanctions to
reentry.
Paving the Way for Project Safe Neighborhoods: SACSI In 10 U.S.
Cities. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/216298.pdf This report presents the main findings of
a national assessment of the Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI). The
targeted crimes included homicide, firearms violence and violations, rape, sexual assault, violent
crime among 15- to 24-year-olds, and violent crime among youth under 18 years. The study
found that the SACSI approach, when implemented effectively, is associated with reductions in
targeted violent crimes.
World Report on Violence and Health: Chapter 2: Youth
Violence. http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/world_report/en/ This report
chapter, which focuses on youth violence, is from the World Report on Violence and Health.
This report provides a review of the problem of violence on a global scale – what it is, whom it
affects, and what can be done about it. The goals of the report are to raise awareness about the
problem of violence globally and to make the case that violence is preventable and that public
health has a crucial role to play in addressing its causes and consequences.
Figure 1. National Prevention Strategy

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