Kid Power is the Key to Getting Young People to Eat Healthy
September 28, 2011 | Story
A Portland, Ore., Ladder to Leadership team partners with 4th graders to help a community learn more about living healthy.
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Scholar Finds Link between Asthma Rates and Certain Crimes
July 19, 2010 | Story
To understand what really contributes to the high number of children with asthma, a Scholar looks at a surprising environmental factor—violence. Her new research will involve kids, while teaching them new skills.
Nurse Makes Exercise and Healthy Eating F.U.N. in N.J.
October 17, 2012 | News Release
RWJF honors Darleen Reveille, RN, with a 2012 Community Health Leaders Award.
Getting Rid of the Poisonous Effects of Lead in Children's Homes
March 9, 2009 | Story
Thousands of Baltimore children were exposed to - and poisoned by - lead in their own homes, but cleaning up conditions meant taking on landlords with lots of political clout.
Public Health Pipeline: The Future Generation of Public Health Professionals
October 9, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Public Health Pipeline Program supported efforts by two education organizations from 1998 to 2003 to build the capacity of educational systems to improve science education for students in grades six through nine.
Combating Obesity in Minority and Low-Income Children
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.