TABLE 3.
Systematic Reviews of and Recommendations for Research on Interventional Public Health Laws Published From 1994 to May 2007, by Underlying Cause of Preventable Mortality
| Actual or Underlying Causes of Preventable Mortalitya | Community Guide Findings of Effective Interventional Public Health Laws | Cochrane Collaboration Findings of Effective Interventional Public Health Laws | Community Guide Recommendations for Research on Law-Based Interventions Related to the Actual Causes |
| Tobacco | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| Poor diet and physical inactivity | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Alcohol consumption | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Microbial agents | 1 | … | 3 |
| Toxic agents | … | … | 0 |
| Motor vehicle | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| Firearms | 0 | … | 0 |
| Sexual behavior | … | 0 | 0 |
| Illicit drug use | … | … | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 88 |
Note. With respect to columns 2 and 3, the number 0 indicates that the Community Guide or Cochrane Collaboration conducted a systematic review of an interventional public health law relevant to a given underlying cause but did not find it to be effective. The number 1 indicates that 1 such review was conducted and that that interventional public health law examined was found to be effective. The number 4 indicates that 4 such reviews were conducted and that all 4 interventional public health laws examined were found to be effective, and so forth. With respect to column 4, for example, the Community Guide has published recommendations for research on the impact that 40 different types of interventional public health laws have, or may have, on use of tobacco. Ellipses indicate that no systematic review was conducted.
In declining order of importance.