Table 1 Methods for developing the district types, data guide and prevention guide
Methods | Implementation | Indicators and networks | Main questions |
|---|---|---|---|
District types | |||
 Data analysis | Cluster analysis | Domains providing data - health and lifestyle - amenities - physical environment - social environment - demographics | Which district characteristics are associated with one another? |
 Working sessions | 9 meetings averaging 7–8 people | Participants: - area advisor - district nurse - neighbourhood sports coach - GP - advisor from municipal public health services - policy advisor - paediatrician - community worker - advisor from regional primary care support structure | What are the most important characteristics of this type of district? What are the biggest problems or themes that you would like to tackle? What developments can you see? |
 Expert opinion | Interviews, 6 people | Representatives: - Research firm for the typology of residential environments - Netherlands Institute for Social Research - Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency - RIVM (3) | To what extent does the overview give a familiar picture? What are familiar aspects, what are surprising aspects and why is that? How could we improve or refine the overview? |
Data guide | |||
 Selection of indicators | Desk analyses | Data from six domains: - health and lifestyle - amenities - physical environment - social environment - participation - demographics | Which indicators occur in multiple indicator sets? For which indicators are national sources available at the district level? |
 Expert opinion | Meetings | Representatives of knowledge institutes: - Public health - Mental health - Healthcare - Health inequalities - Social issues | To what extent are the selected indicators relevant and should they be included? What is still lacking in terms of indicators and sources? |
Prevention guide | |||
 Database search and grey literature | Desk research | Information was taken inter alia from: - database with lifestyle interventions - database with interventions for young people - database with social interventions - supplemented by grey literature | What interventions are available for the high-priority themes in the districts? What interventions tie in with the four blocks of the integrated approach? |
 Expert opinion | Meetings and feedback in writing, 13 people | Representatives of knowledge institutes: - Public health (2) - Mental health - Healthcare - Health inequalities - Social issues (2) - Youth (2) - RIVM (4) | To what extent does the overview of interventions give a familiar picture? What interventions are missing? |