Table 1

WHO Stepwise Framework for Chronic Disease prevention – policy implementation steps

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.

(World Health Organization 2005)

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