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. 2013 Aug 9;10(8):3518–3542. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10083518

Table 2.

Environmental determinants targeted in programs, stratified by program aim and levels targeted. Levels are based on Miller’s Living Systems theory (see Methods) and allocation of targets to levels are approximate only, as context varies between programs and interpretations differ.

Program aims
Nutrition Physical activity Social Caring for Country Preventing substance misuse Clinical management Health hardware
Society and/or community level targets
National policy Local policy National and local policy National policy National and local policy
Infrastructure Infrastructure Infrastructure Landscape Infrastructure Infrastructure Infrastructure
Homelands living Homelands living Homelands living Homelands living Homelands living Homelands living
Community and/or organisation level targets
Food supply Food supply Food supply Supply restriction
Transportation Clinical systems Clinical systems
Organisational partnerships Organisational partnerships Organisational partnerships Organisational partnerships Organisational partnerships
Workforce Workforce Workforce Workforce Workforce Workforce
capacity capacity capacity capacity capacity capacity
Interpersonal and/or individual level targets
Opportunities for exercise Opportunities for exercis Opportunities for exercis Opportunities for exercis
Social connectedness Social connectedness Social connectedness Social connectedness Social connectedness
Diversion of spending Generating income Diversion of spending
Knowledge & education Knowledge & education Knowledge & education Knowledge & education Knowledge & education Knowledge & education Knowledge & education