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Evidence for Connections Between Prosecutor-Reported Marijuana Case Dispositions and Community Youth Marijuana-Related Attitudes and Behaviors
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between local drug policy, and adolescent attitudes toward and use of marijuana. More severe local drug policy on marijuana use is associated with a decreased likelihood that adolescents will use the drug and an increased likelihood that they will disapprove of marijuana consumption and perceive it as a risky behavior.
The Influence of Program Mediators on Eleventh Grade Outcomes for Seventh Grade Substance Users and Nonusers
April 3, 2009 | Journal Article
The Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL) campaign was a universal school-based substance abuse intervention. A study of the program found that TCYL participants increased use of certain substances. This article assesses TCYL's effect on mediating factors to substance use.
Slow Progress in Changing the School Food Environment
June 5, 2012 | Journal Article
This article examines the school food environment in elementary schools and reports on practices during the 2009?2010 school year compared with the same practices in 2006?2007 after the wellness policy mandate took effect.
The Impact of State Safe Routes to School-Related Laws on Active Travel to School Policies and Practices in U.S. Elementary Schools
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Walking or biking to school provides opportunities for children to increase physical activity. However, rates of active travel to school have decreased while rates of car-to-school travel have increased. This article explores the relationship between state laws and active travel to school policies.
How Residential Mobility and School Choice Challenge Assumptions of Neighborhood Place-Based Interventions
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Health interventions that are long-term and place-based are embraced as providing low-income families with comprehensive services. To better understand the benefits from these services, this study assesses the role of residential mobility and the us ...
The Impact of State Laws and District Policies on Physical Education and Recess Practices in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Public Elementary Schools
December 5, 2011 | Journal Article
Both physical education and recess time need to be increased for young students to achieve national standards for physical activity.
Elementary Schools Removing Sugary Drinks, Limiting Beverage Sales to Healthy Choices
July 2, 2012 | News Release
The study examined the availability of competitive beverages in U.S. public elementary schools for five academic years, from 2006–07 to 2010–11. Competitive beverages are those sold by schools outside of meal programs through vending machines, à la ...
Estimating the Potential of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Consumption and Generate Revenue
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could improve public health by reducing obesity.
Evaluation of Free to Grow
May 9, 2011 | Journal Article
This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.
Lifting Boats Without Closing Gaps
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Despite national prosperity which improved health outcomes for urban children from 1992-2002, disparities between children in distressed versus non-distressed cities, and between Black versus White urban children, did not improve.