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Figure 1.13-point framework to guide implementation: prevention, early detection andbest-practice managementKey Result Areas (KRA) and Best Buys (BB)The NTPCDS hoped to improve the health of Territorians by influencing some intermediateoutcomes. Interventions therefore incorporated into the NTPCDS were selected on the basis ofevidence collected through a national and international literature review. The resulting evidencebase helped define:‣ 6 Key Result Areas (KRAs) – areas of intervention where there was strong evidence tosupport intervention. The first four relate to prevention, the fifth to early detection andintervention, and the sixth to management of chronic disease.‣ 12 Best Buys (BB) – discrete programs, or sets of interventions, where sufficientevidence existed to indicate that health gains would be achieved (14) .Chapter 1: Introduction – Evaluation of the NT Preventable Chronic Disease Strategy 2007 4