Several specific population interventions that achieved a Class I or IIa recommendation with grade A or B evidence were identified , providing a set of specific evidence -based strategies that deserve close attention and prioritization for wider implementation .
Effective interventions included specific approaches in all 6 domains evaluated for improving diet , increasing activity , and reducing tobacco use .
The writing group also identified several specific interventions in each of these domains for which current evidence was less robust , as well as other inconsistencies and evidence gaps , informing the need for further rigorous and interdisciplinary approaches to evaluate population programs and policies .
This systematic review identified and grade d the evidence for a range of population -based strategies to promote lifestyle change .
BACKGROUND Poor lifestyle behaviors , including suboptimal diet , physical inactivity , and tobacco use , are leading causes of preventable diseases globally .
Although even modest population shifts in risk substantially alter health outcomes , the optimal population -level approaches to improve lifestyle are not well established .
Brief supportive telephone outreach as a recruitment and intervention strategy for smoking cessation.
BACKGROUND Formal efforts to recruit smokers into cessation programs have failed to reach large segments of the smoking population . Telephone intervention may represent a viable strategy to promote smoking cessation . An even more promising approach may be a combination of brief telephone support and outreach to identified smokers . METHODS Telephone support for smoking cessation  was provided to four identified smoker population s in Bloomington , Minn , one of three Minnesota Heart Health Program education communities . Smokers were r and omly assigned to an intervention consisting of two 15-minute telephone calls approximately 1 to 3 weeks apart or to a nonintervention control . RESULTS At the 6-month follow-up , a significant overall effect was found in favor of the intervention condition for both self-reported and cotinine-vali date d quitting . Differences between intervention and control conditions were no longer significant at 18 months . CONCLUSIONS Smokers '  receptivity to telephone intervention was at least moderately encouraging . The cost of intervention could be relatively low if trained volunteers initiated telephone calls . However , more intensive telephone intervention and support may be needed to produce lasting changes in smoking prevalence
Several specific population interventions that achieved a Class I or IIa recommendation with grade A or B evidence were identified , providing a set of specific evidence -based strategies that deserve close attention and prioritization for wider implementation .
Effective interventions included specific approaches in all 6 domains evaluated for improving diet , increasing activity , and reducing tobacco use .
The writing group also identified several specific interventions in each of these domains for which current evidence was less robust , as well as other inconsistencies and evidence gaps , informing the need for further rigorous and interdisciplinary approaches to evaluate population programs and policies .
This systematic review identified and grade d the evidence for a range of population -based strategies to promote lifestyle change .
BACKGROUND Poor lifestyle behaviors , including suboptimal diet , physical inactivity , and tobacco use , are leading causes of preventable diseases globally .
Although even modest population shifts in risk substantially alter health outcomes , the optimal population -level approaches to improve lifestyle are not well established .