Neighborhood Perceptions and Active School Commuting in Low-Income Cities
October 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving neighborhood environments to make them more pleasant are likely to increse active travel to and from school.
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Innovations that Address Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Geographic Barriers to Preventive Oral Health Care
September 19, 2013 | Report
Overcoming barriers to access will require innovative use of a well-trained, non-traditional workforce using strategies that re-engage populations with a history of poor access.
Providing Preventive Oral Health Care to Infants and Young Children in Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Early Head Start, and Primary Care Settings
September 19, 2013 | Report
Seven oral health programs that provide preventive oral health care to young children (<5 years old) in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, Early Head Start, and primary care settings are examined here.
Medicaid/CHIP Participation Rates Among Children: An Update
September 18, 2013 | Issue Brief
This report shows that the percentage of eligible children enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP coverage continues to grow.
How Television Fast Food Marketing Aimed at Children Compares with Adult Advertisements
August 28, 2013 | Journal Article
Television ads for fast-food children's meals were compared with adult advertisements to assess companies' compliance with self-regulatory pledges.
Healthy Characters? An Investigation of Marketing Practices in Children's Food Advertising
July 15, 2013 | Journal Article
This study assesses the foods, and their nutritional quality, that are most frequently promoted with familiar characters in child-targeted advertising.
Economic and Community Development Benefits of Healthy Food Retail
June 17, 2013 | Report
Research shows that when communities have access to affordable, healthy foods, residents purchase and consume healthier foods over time.
Policy Briefing: Better Recess, Better Learning
Issue Brief/Report/Infographic
A February 27, 2013, Capitol Hill briefing on how an active, inclusive recess can help students return to the classroom ready to learn.
The Long Shadow of Childhood Trauma
June 10, 2013 | Program Results Report
From 2012 to 2013, researchers at the Center for Outcomes Research and Education examined the impact of childhood trauma on the health of low-income individuals, and began tracking the effects of access to health insurance on their health.
Menu Labeling Regulations and Calories Purchased at Chain Restaurants
June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined whether the mean number of calories purchased by consumers decreased after the regulation to include caloric information on menus was implemented.