Community Interventions
The following evidence-based community interventions come from the Guide to Community Preventive Services 
, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Behavioral and Social Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Individually-adapted Health Behavior Change Programs
Individually-adapted health behavior change programs to increase physical activity teach behavioral skills to help participants incorporate physical activity into their daily routines.
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Behavioral and Social Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Social Support Interventions in Community Settings
Social support interventions focus on changing physical activity behavior through building, strengthening, and maintaining social networks that provide supportive relationships for behavior change (e.g., setting up a buddy system, making contracts with others to complete specified levels of physical activity, or setting up walking groups or other groups to provide friendship and support).
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Campaigns and Informational Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Community-Wide Campaigns
Community-wide campaigns to increase physical activity involve many community sectors; include highly visible, broad-based, component strategies; and may also address other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Diabetes Prevention and Control: Case Management Interventions to Improve Glycemic Control
Case management involves planning, coordinating, and providing health care for all people affected by a disease, such as diabetes.
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Diabetes Prevention and Control: Disease Management Programs
Disease management is an organized, proactive, multicomponent approach to healthcare delivery for people with a specific disease, such as diabetes.
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Diabetes Prevention and Control: Self-management Education
Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is the process of teaching people to manage their diabetes. It can be provided in a variety of community settings.
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Environmental and Policy Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Street-Scale Urban Design and Land Use Policies
Street-scale urban design and land use policies involve the efforts of urban planners, architects, engineers, developers, and public health professionals to change the physical environment of small geographic areas, generally limited to a few blocks, in ways that support physical activity.
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Health Communication & Social Marketing: Health Communication Campaigns That Include Mass Media & Health-Related Product Distribution
Health communication campaigns can increase the use of health-related products when they use mass media messaging and distribute the products at free or reduced prices.
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Obesity Prevention and Control, Interventions in Community Settings: Worksite Programs
Worksite nutrition and physical activity programs are designed to improve health-related behaviors and health outcomes.
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Consumer Information
The following consumer resources are from the Quick Guide to Healthy Living at healthfinder.gov.
Talking with a friend or family member about losing weight can be hard. If you want to help a loved one reach a healthy weight, these tips can help you get the conversation started.
Screenings are medical tests that check for diseases. Find out which screenings you need this year.
Physical activity increases your chances of living a longer, healthier life. It can also help you look and feel your best.
To stay at a healthy weight, balance the calories you eat with the calories you burn (use up). If you need to lose weight, start by setting small goals.
You can lower your risk of type 2 diabetes by eating healthy and staying active.
Check your blood pressure at least every 2 years starting at age 18.
Take good care of your teeth now to help prevent problems as you grow older.
Your vision changes as you get older. Learn the signs and symptoms of eye problems.
Sometimes a family member or friend could use a little encouragement to make a healthy change. Use these tips to start a conversation about eating healthy.
You can lower your risk of type 2 diabetes by eating healthy, staying active, and watching your weight. Use these questions to talk to your doctor about how you can prevent type 2 diabetes.
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