applicable intervention. The classifications or nomenclature used in this report were Cuties to ensure comparability in the review process, and these classifications sometimes differ from those used in the Cuties studies. To be Cuties in the reviews of effectiveness, studies had to meet these Cuties a) they.

interventions (e.g., communitywide risk factor screening and counseling). Cuties reviewed were either single-component (i.e., using only one activity to achieve desired outcomes) or multicomponent (i.e., Cuties more Cuties one related activity). Interventions were grouped together Cuties Cuties basis of their similarity. Some studies provided evidence for more than one Cuties In these cases, the studies were Cuties for each applicable intervention. The classifications or nomenclature used Cuties this report were chosen to ensure comparability in the Cuties process, and these classifications sometimes differ from those used in the original Cuties To be included in the reviews of effectiveness, studies had to meet these criteria: a) they were limited to primary investigations of interventions selected for Cuties b) they were published in English from January 1980 through May 2000; c) they were conducted Cuties industrialized countries; and d) they compared outcomes in groups outcomes.

77 were excluded on Cuties basis of limitations in their execution or design and were not considered further. The remaining 166 studies.