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Table 1 WHO Stepwise Framework for Chronic Disease prevention – policy implementation steps

From: Analysing NSW state policy for child obesity prevention: strategic policy versus practical action

Policy implementation steps

Description

Implementation Step 1

CORE

Interventions that are feasible to implement with existing resources in the short term

Implementation Step 2

EXPANDED

Interventions that are possible to implement with a realistically projected increase in, or reallocation of, resources in the medium term.

Implementation Step 3

DESIRABLE

Evidence-based interventions which are beyond the reach of existing resources.

  1. (World Health Organization 2005)