Evidence-Based Practices for
Healthiest Wisconsin 2010
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Health priority: Adequate and appropriate nutrition
Objective: By 2010, increase the proportion of Wisconsin's population that makes
healthy food choices to 40 percent.
Sufficient Evidence for Effectiveness was found for the
following interventions:
Insufficient Evidence to Determine Effectiveness was found for the
following interventions:
Mixed Evidence was found for the following interventions:
Sufficient Evidence for Ineffectiveness was found for the following
interventions:
(none)
Limitations/Comments:
Only published reports in English were utilized in this review of
interventions that promote healthy nutrition choices. The number of
studies that focused on low-income and ethnic minority groups was limited,
and there was a lack of adequate studies of adolescents.
Unfortunately, few interventions addressed healthy eating in general.
Few studies reported the costs of intervention, making it difficult to
assess the cost-effectiveness of healthy eating.
Finally, there were several studies that included innovative programs,
such as group classes in the community or primary care settings, use of
video and interactive computer software, use of peer adolescent teachers,
and faith-based programs. These studies were not examined here because
they did not include an evaluation component.
Additional Resources:
Active Living Research
(exit DHS)
Guide to
Community Preventive Services: Promoting Good Nutrition (exit DHS)
Obesity: Halting the Epidemic by Making Health Easier (exit
DHS), from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) (exit
DHS)
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