Table 1.

Criteria for inclusion and exclusion of CDP organizations.^a

	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Geographic area served	• region (i.e. sub-provincial) • province • territory (2010)b • Canada	• local • territory (2004)
Mandate	• primary prevention of chronic disease (i.e., diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory illness) • healthy lifestyle promotion • single-focus on healthy eating, tobacco control or physical activity	• secondary or tertiary prevention of chronic diseasec
Primary focus of (prevention) activities	• delivers population-wide programs, campaigns, policies, AND/OR • develops and transfers prevention programs, practices, and policies (PPPs) to other organizations that deliver them to a specific population	• advocacy • allocation of funds • fund-raising • facilitates joint efforts among organizations • research or knowledge transfer
Population served	• population-at-large • organizations (local, regional, provincial or national-level)	• small groups, individuals • exclusively Aboriginal populations (due to major differences in mandates and resourcing)

^aThe term ‘organization’ refers to an entire organization (if the organization as a whole conducts CDP activities) or to a specific department, unit or division within an organization (if only a sub-unit of the organization undertakes CDP activities).

^bAll CDP organizations located in the three territories were invited to participate in 2010 however these data were not analysed in this study.

^cSecondary prevention refers to early detection and prompt intervention to control disease and minimize disability; tertiary prevention refers to reducing the impact of long-term disease and disability by eliminating or reducing impairment, disability, and handicap; minimizing suffering; and maximizing potential years of useful life.