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Example Evidence-based Interventions at a Glance
INTERVENTION	POPULATION		SETTING	STRATEGY
	Age	Race/Ethnicity		Campaigns and Promotions
Food for Thought	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Worksite
Food Friends	Infant/Toddler	All	Preschool
Four Heart Supermarket Program	Young adults, Adults, Seniors
Go for 2 & 5	All	All	Community
Inexpensive prompts in a national fast-food restaurant to increase the sales of salads	All	All	Community
Labeling low-fat menu items at Target store restaurants	All	All	Community
Lifestyle 2000	Adults	All	Community
Point-of-purchase (POP) labeling for healthy eating	Young adults	All	Community
SALUD! Campaign	Teens, Young adults, Adults	Hispanic	Community
Use of heart symbols to promote low-fat choices at point of purchase	Adults, Seniors	White, Hispanic	Worksite
Wheeling 1% or Less Campaign	All	All	Community
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INTERVENTION	POPULATION		SETTING	STRATEGY
	Age	Race/Ethnicity		Provider Education
The CADRE Study Group	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Health care facility
Nutrition education program for health care providers	Adults	All	Health care facility
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INTERVENTION	POPULATION		SETTING	STRATEGY
	Age	Race/Ethnicity		Group Education
Heart At Work/Start!	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Worksite
Just for Kids!	Children	All	School
Lifestyle intervention in obese pregnant women	Young adults, Adults	White	Health care facility
MEND	Toddler, Children, Teens, Adults	All	Community
Mothers as agents of change for 1-3 year olds	Infant, Toddler, Adult	White, African-American, Hispanic	Community
Nutrition education targeted at people with financial problems	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Community
Nutrition Intervention Group Program for College Students	Young adults	All	School
Planet Health	Children	All	School
The Students and Parents Actively Involved in Being Fit After-school Program	Children, Adults	African-American	School
WAY	Children	All	School
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INTERVENTION	POPULATION		SETTING	STRATEGY
	Age	Race/Ethnicity		Individual Education
Increasing fruit and vegetable intake through a tailored newsletter	Seniors	All	Health care facility
Little-By-Little	All	All	Community
Nutrition newsletters for older adults	Seniors	White	Home
Prevention-Oriented System for Child Health Project (PORSCHE)	Infants/Toddlers, Children, Young adults, Adults	All	Home
Self-help materials promoting dietary interventions	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Health care facility
Squire’s Quest	Children	All	School
StampSmart/FoodSmart	Infants/Toddlers, Children, Young adults, Adults	Hispanic, All	Community
A tailored intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Home
Web-based tailored nutrition education	Adults	All	School
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INTERVENTION	POPULATION		SETTING	STRATEGY
	Age	Race/Ethnicity		Supportive Relationships
Brief dietary intervention to decrease consumption of fat and increase consumption of fruits and vegetables	Adults, Seniors	All	Home, Health care facility
Changing eating patterns through provider advice and self-help materials	All	All	Health care facility
Home-based nutrition interventions for older adults	Seniors	All	Home
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INTERVENTION	POPULATION		SETTING	STRATEGY
	Age	Race/Ethnicity		Environments and Policies
Baltimore Healthy Stores	Adults	All	Community
Changing school food service to improve cardiovascular health	Teens	All	School
Fruit and vegetable subscription in Danish schools	Children, Adults	All	School
The Green Keyhole	Adults, Seniors	All	Community
Healthy Start	Infants/Toddlers	Black, Hispanic	School
Pick the Tick Program	All	All	Community
Pricing strategy to promote sales of lower fat foods in high school cafeterias	Teens	All	School
Norwegian School Fruit Program	Children	All	School
Recipe modification and display of nutrition information at restaurants	All	All	Community
Restricting snacks in elementary schools	Children	All	School
STOPP	Children	All	Worksite
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INTERVENTION	POPULATION		SETTING	STRATEGY
	Age	Race/Ethnicity		Multiple Strategies
All’s Well That Eats Well	Children	All	School, Home	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Supportive Relationships
APPLE	Children	All	School, Community	Group Education, Environment & Policy
Black Churches United for Better Health	All	Black	Faith, Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
Body and Soul	All	Black	Faith	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
Cafeteria Power Plus Project	Children	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Changing individuals’ purchase of snacks (CHIPS)	All	All	School, worksite	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
The CHILDREN Study	Children	All	School	Group Education, Environment & Policy
Classroom-based experience with low-fat foods	Children	All	School	Group Education, Environment & Policy
Dietary changes through worksite organization efforts	Adults, Seniors	Black	Worksite	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Individual Education
Dine to Your Heart’s Delight	All	All	Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Discouraging Students from Drinking Soda	Children	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education
The Eat and Learn Nutrition Program	Seniors	All	Community, Home	Group Education, Environment & Policy
EAT 5 Girl Scout Badge	Children	All	Community	Group Education, Supportive Relationships
Eat for Life	Adults, Seniors	Black	Faith	Individual Education, Supportive Relationships
EatSmart	Adults, Seniors	All	Health care facility	Provider education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships
Education aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable intake among healthy women	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	Other	Health care facility	Group Education, Supportive Relationships
5-A-Day Achievement Badge for African-American Boy Scouts	Children	Black	Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education
Food Dudes	Children	All	School	Group Education, Environment & Policy
Food for Heart Program	All	All	Health care facility	Provider Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships
Food on the Run	Teens	All	School, Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Environment & Policy
Garden-enhanced Nutrition Curriculum	Children	All	School	Group Education, Supportive Relationships
Genesis Project	Adults	African-American	Faith	Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
Gimme 5	Teens	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
Gimme 5 Fruit, Juice and Vegetables for Fun and Health	Children	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Supportive Relationships
Healthy Living Program	Seniors	All	Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education
Increase variety and decreased pricing of fruits and vegetables	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Worksite	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Increasing children’s selection of low-fat foods during school lunch	Children, Adults, Seniors	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Increasing fruits and vegetables through peer-modeling	Children	All	Community, Home	Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
In-store PSAs and audiotapes to increase produce consumption	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Individual Education
Lowfat Lucy: Promoting the selection of low-fat milk in elementary school cafeterias in an inner-city Latino community	Children	Hispanic	School	Group Education, Environment & Policy
LUNCHPOWER	Children	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Environment & Policy
Maryland WIC 5-A-Day Promotion Program	Young adults, Adults	Black, Hispanic	Health care facility	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Individual Education
Media literacy nutrition education curriculum for parents	Adults	Black, Hispanic	School, Home	Group Education, Individual Education
Motivational and social cognitive interventions for promoting fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity	Children, Teens	Black	School	Group Education, Supportive Relationships
National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) dietary therapy	Adults, Seniors	All	Health care facility	Individual Education, Supportive Relationships
Nutrition education for health care providers	Teens, Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Health care facility	Provider Education, Individual education
The Parents As Teachers High 5, Low Fat Program (H5LF)	Infants/Toddlers, Teens, Young adults, Adults	Black	Home	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Supportive Relationships
Peer education through cliques in the worksite setting	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Black	Campaigns & Promotion, Supportive Relationships
Pricing strategy to promote fruit and vegetable purchase in high school cafeterias	Teens	All	School, Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Project LEAN (Low-fat eating for Americans now) chef component	All	All	Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Environment & Policy
Promoting low-fat items in vending machines	Adults, Seniors	All	Worksite	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Rock on Café	Children, Teens	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Romp & Chomp	Infant, Toddler	All	Preschool	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Environment & Policy
The Salad Bar Program	Children	Black, Hispanic	School	Group Education, Environment & Policy
Shape Up Somerville	Children	All	School, Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Environment & Policy
Stanford Nutrition Action Program (SNAP)	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Worksite	Group Education, Supportive Relationships
Tailored self-help intervention through health care providers	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Health care facility	Provider Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships
Teens eating for energy and nutrition at school (TEENS)	Children, Teens	All	School, Home	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
TEENS: Peer-led, school-based nutrition education	Children	All	School	Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
The Tooty Fruity Veggie Project	Children, Adults, Seniors	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Environment & Policy
Treatwell: Worksite Nutrition Program	All	All	Worksite, Health care facility	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environment & Policy
Trying alternative cafeteria options in schools (TACOS)	Teens	All	School	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
Using health messages and lower prices to promote healthy food choices	All	White	Community	Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy
WISEWOMAN nutrition components	Adults	Black, Hispanic, Other	Community, Health care facility	Campaigns & Promotion, Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships
Worcester area trial for counseling in hyperlipidemia (WATCH)	All	All	Health care facility	Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships
Worcester area trial for counseling in hyperlipidemia (WATCH)	All	All	Health care facility	Provider Education, Supportive Relationships
Working Well Trial	Young adults, Adults, Seniors	All	Worksite	Campaigns & Promotion, Individual Education, Environment & Policy