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Government Shutdown: How Might It Affect Public Health Services?
As the budget debate on Capitol Hill continues, NewPublicHealth spoke with the Department of Health and Human Services to get a rundown on a...
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Active Living Research
To stimulate and support research to identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity, especially among children and families in low-income communities.
RWJF Staff
Recent Grants
- $1,243,959.00 awarded to San Diego State University Research Foundation - Technical assistance and direction for RWJF's Active Living Research program
- $92,558.00 awarded to George Washington University Institute of Public Policy - Using market analysis of home values to measure the economic and fiscal effects of multi-use trails
- $49,875.00 awarded to University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education - Assessing the extent to which opportunities for elementary students' physical activity are related to school policies and environmental variables
- $399,694.00 awarded to North Carolina Public Health Foundation - Evaluating the effectiveness of community grants in increasing physical activity among youth
- $100,000.00 awarded to North Carolina State University - Assessing the effect of middle-school policies for joint-use of their sport facilities on children's leisure-time physical activity