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Table 3 Type of initiative and how it was instigated

From: Healthy city: global systematic scoping review of city initiatives to improve health with policy recommendations

Type of Initiative

# of papers

%

How Intervention Instigated

How Instigated volume

How Instigated percentage

# with outcome measure

Percentage of the total of those with an outcome

Comprehensive

124

8%

Policy

25

20.2%

3

2.4%

Collaboration

22

17.7%

1

0.8%

Service Reform

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Law (4)

1

0.8%

1

0.8%

City Health Dept

34

27.4%

17

13.7%

Fiscal (6)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Research

1

0.8%

0

0.0%

National or philanthropc

7

5.6%

0

0.0%

WHO Healthy Cities (9)

6

4.8%

0

0.0%

WHO

1

0.8%

0

0.0%

Stanford (11)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Not stated

27

21.8%

7

5.6%

Education / support program

414

26%

Policy

26

6.3%

2

1.6%

Collaboration

63

15.2%

4

3.2%

Service Reform

9

2.2%

0

0.0%

Law (4)

8

1.9%

0

0.0%

City Health Dept

36

8.7%

2

1.6%

Fiscal (6)

3

0.7%

4

3.2%

Research

16

3.9%

0

0.0%

National or philanthropc

19

4.6%

1

0.8%

WHO Healthy Cities (9)

3

0.7%

0

0.0%

WHO

2

0.5%

0

0.0%

Stanford (11)

7

1.7%

3

2.4%

Not stated

222

53.6%

14

11.3%

Change to physical environment

336

21%

Policy

75

22.3%

1

0.8%

Collaboration

17

5.1%

1

0.8%

Service Reform

4

1.2%

1

0.8%

Law (4)

69

20.5%

4

3.2%

City Health Dept

27

8.0%

0

0.0%

Fiscal (6)

16

4.8%

1

0.8%

Research

8

2.4%

0

0.0%

National or philanthropc

10

3.0%

2

1.6%

WHO Healthy Cities (9)

4

1.2%

0

0.0%

WHO

1

0.3%

0

0.0%

Stanford (11)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Not stated

105

31.3%

11

8.9%

Service reform

366

23%

Policy

14

3.8%

0

0.0%

Collaboration

47

12.8%

4

3.2%

Service Reform

228

62.3%

25

20.2%

Law (4)

7

1.9%

1

0.8%

City Health Dept

31

8.5%

3

2.4%

Fiscal (6)

18

4.9%

0

0.0%

Research

2

0.5%

0

0.0%

National or philanthropc

19

5.2%

1

0.8%

WHO Healthy Cities (9)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

WHO

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Stanford (11)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Not stated

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Digital / IT / Data

92

6%

Policy

2

2.2%

0

0.0%

Collaboration

5

5.4%

1

0.8%

Service Reform

6

6.5%

0

0.0%

Law (4)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

City Health Dept

19

20.7%

1

0.8%

Fiscal (6)

1

1.1%

0

0.0%

Research

7

7.6%

0

0.0%

National or philanthropc

4

4.3%

0

0.0%

WHO Healthy Cities (9)

3

3.3%

0

0.0%

WHO

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Stanford (11)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Not stated

45

48.9%

2

1.6%

Not stated / no intervention

282

17%

Policy

36

12.8%

2

1.6%

Collaboration

27

9.6%

0

0.0%

Service Reform

0

0.0%

2

1.6%

Law (4)

6

2.1%

 

0.0%

City Health Dept

16

5.7%

0

0.0%

Fiscal (6)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Research

21

7.4%

0

0.0%

National or philanthropc

9

3.2%

0

0.0%

WHO Healthy Cities (9)

35

12.4%

0

0.0%

WHO

2

0.7%

0

0.0%

Stanford (11)

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Not stated

130

46.1%

2

1.6%

  1. Total citations with an outcome measure: 124