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Table 3 Summary of intervention methods and public health issues

From: Research evidence use in local government-led public health interventions: a systematic review

 

N = 32a

%

Intervention methods

  

 Advocacy and lobbying

1

3

 Health education

1

3

 Health impact assessment (HIA)

3

9

 Legislation and regulation

3

9

 Public policy development

19

59

 Research and evaluation

1

3

 Other methods (infrastructure development)

3

9

 Other methods (partnership)

1

3

Public health issue

  

 Alcohol use behaviours

4

13

 Built environment

1

3

 Eating behaviours

2

6

 Gambling behaviours

2

6

 Lifestyle behaviours

1

3

 Services, systems and policies

11

34

 Sexual behaviours

1

3

 Social determinants of health/healthy equity

9

28

 Tobacco use behaviours

1

3

  1. aBased on number of included studies not articles