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Example Evidence-based Interventions at a Glance |
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| INTERVENTION | POPULATION | SETTING | STRATEGY | |
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Age | Race/Ethnicity | Campaigns and Promotions | |
| 10,000 Steps Rockhampton | All | All | Community | |
| Can Inexpensive Signs Encourage the Use of Stairs? | Adults | All | Community | |
| Comparison of health promotion and deterrent prompts in increasing use of stairs over escalators? | Adults | All | Community | |
| Get Up and Do Something Campaign | Teens | All | Community | |
| Health promotion by encouraged use of stairs | All | All | Community | |
| Heart Week 1990: “Exercise: Make It Part Of Your Day” | All | All | Community | |
| Move & Improve – A worksite wellness initiative | Adults | All | Worksite, Community | |
| Point-of-Decision Prompt to Deter Sedentary Behavior | College Students & Faculty | All | College/University | |
| Point of Decision Prompts – Increasing stair use | All | All | School | |
| Stair Use Campaign | All | All | Community | |
| The Verb Campaign | Children & Teens | All | School, Community | |
| Wheeling Walks | Adults & Seniors | All | Worksite, Community, Home, Faith-based | |
| Yuma on the Move | All | All | Worksite, Community | |
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| INTERVENTION | POPULATION | SETTING | STRATEGY | |
| Age | Race/Ethnicity | Group Education | ||
| An Exercise & Health Education Program for Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis | Seniors | All | Community, Healthcare Facility | |
| A Fitness Program for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain | All | All | Healthcare Facility | |
| A Physical Fitness Program for Fifth Grade Students | Children | All | School | |
| Be a Fit Kid | Children | White | School | |
| CATCH Kids Club | Infant/Toddler, Children | All | School | |
| Daily Physical Activity in Primary School Students | Children | All | School | |
| Georgia FitKid Program | Children | All | School | |
| Hip Hop to Health Jr. | Infant/Toddler | African-American, Hispanic | School | |
| Move and Learn | Infant/Toddler | All | School | |
| Physical Ability Intervention Program | Teens | Other | School | |
| Physical Conditioning Exercise in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis | Seniors | All | Community, Healthcare Facility | |
| Switch-Play | Children | All | School | |
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| INTERVENTION | POPULATION | SETTING | STRATEGY | |
| Age | Race/Ethnicity | Individual Education | ||
| An Individualized, Motivationally-tailored Physical Activity Intervention | Adults | White | Community | |
| Counseling for Overweight Sedentary Adults | Adults | All | Healthcare Facility | |
| Family physical activity planning intervention | Children, Adults | All | Home | |
| Newcastle Exercise Project | Adults & Seniors | All | Healthcare Facility | |
| Senior Healthtrac | Seniors | All | Home | |
| Telephone-linked Communication for Activity Counseling and Tracking (TLC-ACT) | Seniors | All | Home | |
| Using Minimal Contact Communication Strategies to Increase Physical Activity | Adults | All | Worksite | |
| Walking for Wellbeing in the West: A Pedometer Program | Adults, Seniors | All | Community | |
| Wellness – Paths to Health | Adults | All | Worksite | |
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| INTERVENTION | POPULATION | SETTING | STRATEGY | |
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Age | Race/Ethnicity | Environments and Policies | |
| An activity-friendly preschool playground intervention | Infant/Toddler | All | School | |
| Developing walking trails in rural Missouri | All | All | Community | |
| Implementation of Bicycle Lanes | All | All | Community | |
| Providing gaming equipment to increase physical activity during recess | Children | All | School | |
| Redesigning a Neighborhood to Encourage Physical Activity | All | All | Community | |
| Safe Routes to School (SR2S) | Children | All | Community | |
| SHAPES Assessment | Teens | All | School | |
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| INTERVENTION | POPULATION | SETTING | STRATEGY | |
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Age | Race/Ethnicity | Multiple Strategies | |
| A University-wide, Incentive-based Exercise Program | Young Adult, Adult, Seniors | All | Worksite | Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Active Australia | Adults & Seniors (50+) | All | Community | Campaigns & Promotions, Worksite-based, Supportive Relationships |
| ACTIVE for LIFE | Teens – Seniors | All | Community | Campaigns & Promotions, Worksite-based |
| Agita Sao Paulo Program | Children – Seniors | Other | School, Community, Healthcare Facility | Campaigns & Promotions, Provider Education |
| Body Basics | All | All | Community | Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships |
| HEBS Walking Program | All | All | Community | Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education |
| The Bootheel Heart Health Study | Young Adults - Seniors | Black | Community | Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environments & Policies |
| The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) | Children (5-13 yrs,) |
All | Community, Home | Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Supportive Relationships, |
| Creating an “activity friendly” school environment plus computer tailored feedback and parent support | Teens | All | School | Individual Education, Environment & Policy |
| Educational and Behavioral Strategies for Physical Activity | Adults, Seniors | All | Home, Healthcare Facility | Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Establishing Walking Groups in Older Women | Seniors | All | Community | Campaigns & Promotions, Supportive Relationships |
| Exercise Adherence in Middle-aged Men and Women | Adults | All | Community | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Green Prescription | Adults, Seniors | All | Healthcare Facility | Provider Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Health-e-AME Faith-based Physical Activity Initiative | Adults | African-American | Faith | Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Health Works for Women | Adults | All | Worksite | Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Health Promotion for Educators | Adults | White, Black, Hispanic | Worksite | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Healthy Body, Healthy Spirit | Adults | Black | Faith | Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program | Adults, Seniors | All | Faith | Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Home-based Activity Program for Obese Children | Children, Teens, Adults | All | Home | Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Imagine Action | Young Adults – Seniors | All | Community | Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education |
| Improving Physical Activity in Older Adults | Seniors | All | Home | Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| LEAP: Lifestyle Education for Activity Program | Teens | African American, All | School, Community | Group Education, Environment & Policy |
| LIFECHECK | All | All | Worksite | Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Supportive Relationships, Environments & Policies |
| Lifestyle and Structured Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Cardio-respiratory Fitness | Adults | All | Community | Group Education, Individual Education, Environments & Policies |
| Lifestyle Changes in Atherosclerotic Patients | Adults, Seniors | All | Community, Healthcare Facility | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Live for Life | All | All | Worksite | Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education, Individual Education, Environments & Policies |
| The Los Angeles Lift Off | Adults | Black, Hispanic | Worksite | Group Education, Environments & Policies |
| Minnesota Heart Health Program | Children-Seniors | All | All | All Strategies |
| Mothers and Daughters Exercising Together | Teens, Adults | All | All | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Motivational Interventions to Increase Exercise Adherence | Adults | All | Community | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise and Nutrition (PACE)-type Intervention | Adults | All | Worksite | Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Pawtucket Heart Health Study | Young Adults – Seniors | All | School, Worksite, Community, Faith | All Strategies |
| Physical Activity Challenge | Adults | All | Worksite | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Program for Increasing Health and Physical Fitness of Fire Fighters | Adults, Seniors | All | Worksite | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships, Environments & Policies |
| Push Plan | Young Adults – Seniors | All | Community, Healthcare Facility | Campaigns & Promotions, Group Education |
| Reinforcing Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity | Children | All | Home | Group Education |
| Relapse Preparation Training and Social Support | Young Adults | All | Community | Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The San Diego Medicare Preventive Health Project | Seniors | All | Community | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) | Children | All | School, Home | Group Education, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| The Strong-for-Life Program | Seniors | All | Home | Campaigns & Promotions, Individual Education, Supportive Relationships |
| Telephone Counseling for Older Adults | Seniors | All | Home | Group Education, Supportive Relationships |
| US Walk to School | Children | All | School, Community | Campaigns & Promotion, Environment & Policy |
| Virginia FitWIC | Young adults, Adults | Hispanic, All | Community | Group Education, Individual Education |
| A Walking Program for Sedentary Adults | Young Adults and Adults | All | Community | Group Education, Individual Education |
| WorkWell Initiative of Steps to a Healthier Washington | Adults | All | Worksite | Campaigns & Promotions, Environment & Policy |