TABLE 1—
Characteristics of 49 Intervention Studies of Clinical Practice and Community Organization Linkages for Prevention Found in Literature Review and Environmental Scan Performed in 2009 and 2010
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
| Clinical practice typea | |
| Unspecified clinical partner | 22 (45) |
| ≥ 1 single practice | 10 (20) |
| Health care system | 7 (14) |
| Community health center | 7 (14) |
| Hospital | 4 (8) |
| Group practice | 1 (2) |
| Other | 5 (10) |
| Community partner typea | |
| Unspecified community partner | 14 (29) |
| Educational institutions or universities | 9 (18) |
| Community-based organization | 6 (12) |
| Community-based organization and community coalition | 3 (6) |
| Community-based organization and governmental public health | 3 (6) |
| Governmental public health | 3 (6) |
| Community coalition | 3 (6) |
| Commercial weight loss programs | 3 (6) |
| Businesses | 2 (5) |
| Other, which includes other combinations of > 1 community partner | 11 (22) |
| Type of linkage intervention | |
| Training for medical providers by community organizations to improve medical provider practices | 15 (31) |
| Referral of patients from clinical practice to community partner | 14 (29) |
| Referral of patients by clinical practices to health resources | 6 (12) |
| Referral of patients from community partner to clinical practice | 2 (5) |
| Volunteer work by clinical partners at community organizations | 2 (5) |
| Other | 3 (6) |
| Health issue addressed | |
| Nutrition, physical activity, and obesity | 8 (16) |
| Nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco cessation | 8 (16) |
| Nutrition and physical activity | 7 (14) |
| Physical activity | 6 (12) |
| Nutrition, physical activity, tobacco avoidance, and tobacco cessation | 4 (8) |
| Tobacco cessation | 3 (6) |
| Obesity | 2 (4) |
| Nutrition | 2 (4) |
| Other | 9 (18) |
| Intervention setting | |
| Community organization office or facility or meeting place in the community | 19 (39) |
| Clinical care office (clinic, primary care office, hospital) | 16 (33) |
| School | 3 (6) |
| Worksite | 1 (2) |
| Not stated | 18 (34) |
a
The total percentage exceeds 100% because some interventions engaged multiple types.