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November 27, 2012 | Program Result
In 2010, the National Urban League launched an initiative to address childhood obesity through policy and program activities both on the national level and through its local affiliates.
September 28, 2011 | Story
Three innovative projects uncover ways to protect mental and physical health by changing the ways people live and interact with each other.
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The South LA Health Equity Scorecard examines the health of South Los Angeles residents in the context of the social and economic policies that contribute to inequitable resource levels.
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
These resources from San Souci Community Garden, were designed to serve as guides for gardeners in growing fresh, healthy food in their community gardens.
January 26, 2010 | Story
Zhu learned that walking to school is a complicated matter. But she quickly discovered that choosing to walk to school "is such a complex problem that it cannot be simplified into a single index.
September 21, 2009 | Story
Cortes to study strategies to improve healthy eating.
April 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Mexican Americans living in colonias along the Texas-Mexico border comprise one of the most disadvantaged and difficult to reach minority groups in the United States. This article examines health-related quality of life (HRQL) in Hispanics, specifically living in colonias.
January 13, 2008 | Story
Consumer psychologist Sonya A. Grier, PhD, MBA, a Health & Society Scholar, collaborated with colleagues to study fast-food marketing and targeted interventions to combat childhood obesity.