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The Community Guide's systematic reviews of the effectiveness of selected population based interventions designed to address the social environment focused on interventions in three areas:

  1. Early childhood development
  2. Housing
  3. Culturally competent health care
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Interventions section
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Task Force Findings
Recommended Intervention
 Recommended
Intervention with Insufficient Evidence of Effectiveness
 Insufficient Evidence
Intervention Not Recommended
 Recommend Against

Early Childhood Development Programs
Comprehensive, center-based early childhood development programs for low-income children
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Recommended Intervention
Housing
Tenant-based rental assistance programs
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Recommended Intervention
  Mixed-income housing developments
Intervention with Insufficient Evidence of Effectiveness
Culturally Competent Health Care
Cultural competency training for health care providers
Intervention with Insufficient Evidence of Effectiveness
  Culturally specific healthcare settings
Intervention with Insufficient Evidence of Effectiveness
  Use of interpreter services or bilingual providers
Intervention with Insufficient Evidence of Effectiveness
  Use of linguistically and culturally appropriate health education materials
Intervention with Insufficient Evidence of Effectiveness
  Programs to recruit and retain staff who reflect community's cultural diversity
Intervention with Insufficient Evidence of Effectiveness


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Publications section

Full Reports (recommendations & supporting evidence)  
Recommendations. MMWR. 2002: 51 (No. RR-1); 1-8.
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  Recommendations. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 21-24.
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  Evidence Review: Early childhood development programs. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 32-46.
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  Evidence Review: Rental vouchers (dispersal models). AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 47-67.
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  Evidence Review: Culturally competent healthcare. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 68-79.
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Commentaries
Forward: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 1.
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  Why We Need Systematic Reviews of Social Policies. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 2-3.
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  Guide Model for Linking Social Environment & Health. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 12-20.
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  Still Waiting for the Right Questions. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 4-5.
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  Housing, Health, and the Neighborhood Context. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 6-7.
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  Research on Culturally Competent Healthcare Systems. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 8-9.
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  Do We Know What We Need to Know? AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 10-11.
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  Methods for Conducting Reviews of Interventions to Promote Healthy Social Environments. AJPM. 2003: 24 (3S); 25-31.
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Additional Resources section

Detailed list of interventions considered for systematic review
  Review Team Members
 
  Logic Model
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Sample citation: Social Environment. Guide to Community Preventive Services Website. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.thecommunityguide.org/social/. Last updated: 06/14/2005. Accessed on: 10/21/2005.
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