Obesity Prevention and Control: Interventions in Community Settings

Reviewed interventions include programs designed to reduce screen time, technology-based strategies, and interventions specific to worksite and school settings.

Summary of Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.

Interventions to Reduce Screen Time (e.g., time in front of a TV, computer monitor)
Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Screen Time	Recommended January 2008
Mass Media Interventions to Reduce Screen Time	Insufficient Evidence January 2008
Technology-Supported Interventions (e.g., computer or web applications)
Multicomponent Coaching or Counseling Interventions:
To Reduce Weight	Recommended June 2009
To Maintain Weight Loss	Recommended June 2009
Interventions in Specific Settings
Worksite Programs	Recommended February 2007
School-Based Programs	Insufficient Evidence October 2003

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