Appendix 2. Summary Table [8, 17, 21, 27, 28, 33-42]

Intervention Name / Brief Description / Health Services
Linkage / Technological Infrastructure
Food Rx
Chicago, IL / Food prescription program giving physicians the ability to e-prescribe healthy food and nutrition education at local grocers [17]. / Physician / Electronic prescribing
Exercise Rx
Chicago, IL / Exercise prescription program giving physicians the ability to e-prescribe free exercise at local indoor/outdoor recreation spaces [21]. / Physician / Electronic prescribing
MT Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
Miles City, MT / DPP using telemedicine and CHWs to deliver diabetes education and management in remote communities. Remote CHWs develop community partnerships and connect patients to local resources to meet tangible goals [27]. / CHW / Telemedicine
City Health Works
Harlem, NY / Local CHW program using mobile health applications to provide “bridging infrastructure”to connect patients to local resources [28]. / CHW / Mobile health application
My Diabetes Wellness Portal
Ontario, Canada / Web-based diabetes patient self-management portal using a web forum to support social networking; resources can be shared between patient participants [33]. / Social Network / Patient portal
Web forum
eHealthyStrides
Atlanta, GA / Web-based diabetes patient self-management portal using an integrated social networking service; resources can be shared between patient participants [34]. / Social Network / Patient portal
Social networking service
TXT2BFiT
Sydney, Australia / Mobile-based diabetes patient self-management application using a community web forum to support social networking; resources can be shared between patient participants [35]. / Social Network / Mobile health application
Web forum
My Diabetes Connect
Birmingham, AL / Web-based program using a searchable database of local community resources; program is specifically created for diabetes prevention and control [8]. / Integrated
(GIS →search engine →patient) / Web-based program
Search engine
GIS
Southeastern Diabetes Initiative (SEDI)
Cabarrus, NC / Web-based program using a searchable database of local community resources; search engine can locate data based on geographic information; program is specifically created for diabetes prevention and control [36-37]. / Integrated
(GIS →search engine →patient) / Web-based program
Search engine
GIS
Health Leads
Baltimore, MD
Bay Area, CA
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
New York, NY / Fully integrated program using trained volunteers to interview patients and access a client management database to search for community resources; all resources are organized geographically and tailored to a patient’s specific social needs [28, 38-39]. / Integrated
(GIS →client database →volunteer →patient) / Client management database
GIS
HelpSteps
Boston, MA / Full integrated program using a web-based or tablet-based survey to identify patient needs, and connect patients to the appropriate local resources; all resources are organized geographically and tailored to a patient’s specific social needs [28, 40-41]. / Integrated
(GIS →tablet or web-based survey →patient) / Web-based program
Tablet-based program
GIS
CommunityRx
Chicago, IL / Fully integrated program using a web-based or EHR-based program to identify patient diagnoses and connect patients to the appropriate local resources; all resources are organized geographically from a MAPSCorps database and tailored to a patient’s health-related needs [42]. / Integrated
(GIS →EHR-generated Rx →patient; optional health info. specialist) / Web-based program
Integrated EHR program
GIS