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Table 2 Overview of interventions

From: Scaling up population health interventions from decision to sustainability – a window of opportunity? A qualitative view from policy-makers

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Intervention type

Setting

Scale-up outcome and/or status

Sustained

1

Lifestyle telephone counselling

General population

Scaled up

Yes

2

Diabetes prevention

Local health

Not scaled up

N/A

3

Childhood obesity programme

Local health

Currently in efficacy-testing stage

N/A

4

Mass media campaign for healthy lifestyle

General population

Scaled up

No

5

Culturally specific physical activity

Local health

Scaled up

Yes

6

HIV prevention

Local health

Scaled up

Outcome pending

7

Hepatitis C intervention

Non-health setting

Scaled up

Yes

8

Screening for hepatitis C

Non-health setting

Currently in efficacy-testing stage

N/A

9

Nutrition programme for pre-schoolers

Non-health setting

Adapted from original pilot and scaled up state-wide

Yes

10

Sugar-sweetened beverage reduction in children

Local health

Currently in efficacy testing stage

N/A

11

Childhood obesity prevention programme

Multiple settings

Scaled up

Yes

12

Physical activity for children

Local health

Scaled up

Yes

13

Early childhood and maternal services

General population

Scaled up and modified/adapted to merge with another at scale intervention

Yes

14

Nutrition and physical activity programme for children

Non-health setting

Modified and adapted from an earlier pilot study and scaled up

Yes

15

Falls prevention in community

Local health

Scaled up

Yes

16

Workplace health promotion

Non-health setting

Scaled up

Yes

17

Physical activity for adolescents

Non-health setting

Currently in effectiveness testing

N/A

18

Hepatitis C screening and treatment

Local health

Scaled up

Yes

19

HIV testing

Local health

Scaled up

Yes

20

Alcohol policy in sports

Non-health setting

Scaled up

No

21

Health promotion

Multiple settings

Scaled up

No

22

Chronic disease prevention

Multiple settings

Scaled up

Outcome pending

23

Workplace health promotion

Non-health setting

Scaled up

Yes

24

Workplace health programme

Non-health setting

Scaled up

Yes

25

Active transport

Non-health setting

Scaled up

Information unavailable

26

Sun protection

Non-health setting

In process of scaling up

N/A

27

Health promotion

Non-health setting

Not scaled up, replicated

Information unavailable

28

Childhood nutrition

Non-health setting

In process of being delivered at scale

N/A

29

Community nutrition

Non-health setting

Scaled up

Yes

30

Health promotion

Non-health setting

Scaled up

No

31

Sedentary behaviour

Non-health setting

Scaled up

Outcome pending