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  Affordable healthy foods, public smoking bans among the methods shown to work.
  TUESDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A review of more than 1,000 scientific studies has come up with more than 40 proven strategies for improving public health. Among the tactics backed up by evidence that were included in an American Heart Association statement: policies that make healthy foods affordable, limits on advertising unhealthy foods to kids, bans on smoking in public and walkable communities.
  The World Health Organization provides more information on global strategies for improving diet, physical fitness and health. SOURCE: American Heart Association, news release, Aug. 20, 2012