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RWJF is committed to tackling one of the most urgent threats to the health of our children and families—childhood obesity. Our goal is to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
September 16, 2010
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Program Result Report
The Texas A& M Health Science Center undertook a comprehensive overview of methods used to screen older people before they begin exercise regimens.
August 11, 2010
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Program Result Report
The National Council on Aging identified 10 best practice physical activity programs, disseminated information on them via issue briefs and put information on the programs studied on a Web-based directory.
April 15, 2010
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Program Result Report
Active for Life studied how to deliver and sustain research-based physical activity programs in real-world settings so that large numbers of older Americans could benefit from them.
September 21, 2009
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Program Result Report
The OASIS mission is to enrich the lives of mature adults by engaging them in lifelong learning and service programs so they can learn, lead and contribute in their communities.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result Report
Lessons were learned from three recruitment experiences: Blue Shield of California; the Health Department of San Mateo County/Berkeley City Health Department and the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, D.C.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result Report
FirstHealth delivered Active Living Every Day to 936 people over the four years of RWJF funding. Although RWJF funding for Active Living Every Day ended in 2007, FirstHealth has continued and significantly expanded the program.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result Report
According to Marcia Ory, Ph.D., M.P.H., the Active for Life national program director, "we saw an evolution of grantees. They learned to introduce research-based programs in their own settings, collect evaluation data, train staff in new ways of working and integrate new approaches into ongoing programs. They started out as students, but they became our peers and now our mentors.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result Report
OASIS and its centers have a history of collaborating with other senior service organizations. An early experience with Active Living Every Day prompted them to expand and deepen these relationships.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result Report
Council, health district and Health Alliance staff wanted to offer an evidence-based program to sedentary but not homebound senior citizens, particularly those who visited senior centers. They were especially interested in introducing a program that focused on lifestyle changes rather than on exercise regimens.
December 23, 2008
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Program Result Report
In 2002, Detroit was one of five sites selected to operate the 20-week Active Living Every Day program, in which groups of between 12 and 20 people age 50 or older meet for one hour each week with guidance from a trained facilitator.
