July 30, 2012
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Program Result
Project L/EARN is an intensive, paid 10-week summer internship in health-focused research for diverse undergraduates underrepresented in the field. It includes instruction, a research project, and one-on-one faculty mentoring.
June 20, 2012
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Program Result
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health surveyed 591 tobacco cessation programs for young people, evaluated 41 programs, and described programs that were sustained.
April 10, 2012
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Program Result
Oral Health America, a Chicago-based organization that advocates improved dental care, launched a public education campaign to reduce the use of spit tobacco (both chewing tobacco and snuff).
March 31, 2011
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Program Result
Progress and lessons learned from two programs that seek to advance the impact digital games can have on health.
March 17, 2011
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Program Result
A national study of 2,582 smokers ages 16 to 24, provides insights into whether young smokers tried to quit, the methods they used in trying to quit and factors that would predict their quitting patterns and success rates.
August 19, 2010
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Program Result
Roca, a 22-year-old youth development organization in Chelsea, Mass., launched the Young Men's Violence Intervention Project in four Massachusetts' communities it provides intensive and repeated efforts to influence their behavior.
July 15, 2010
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Program Result
Youth Radio, an Oakland, Calif., youth development and media organization, developed a sports and fitness teaching curriculum for low-income men, primarily those of color.
November 13, 2009
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Program Result
Sen. Lucy Arce Ferrer was one of the early advocates of the work of the Puerto Rico Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking.
November 13, 2009
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Program Result
BD was getting picked on at school because he stuttered. This sidebar tells how the Brotherhood Health Initiative helped put BD on the path toward growing social confidence and skills, which helped him make more friends both in and out of school.
November 13, 2009
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Program Result
This sidebar tells how project staff helped JJ begin to take responsibility for his life, be less disruptive at school, and earn money for the things he wanted through household chores and odd jobs for neighbors.
