Childhood Obesity Program Area

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.

Improving Health in an Aging Society

January 1, 2006 | Book

Statistics that show aging of the American population have led health experts to issue dire warnings. Many concerns about this vulnerable population and the strain it may place on social service programs are warranted, but focusing only on the chall ...

Older Adults Can Get Moving: New Screening Tool Tailors Activities to Individual Needs

September 16, 2010 | Program Result

The Texas A& M Health Science Center undertook a comprehensive overview of methods used to screen older people before they begin exercise regimens.

Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older

April 15, 2010 | Program Result

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.

When New York Low-Income Seniors Exercise, Weight Falls and Confidence Rises

June 1, 2005 | Program Result

Researchers with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tested a 12-week physical activity program that combined aerobics, resistance exercise and motivational activities in a group of 340 low-income, mostly African-American seniors.

California Agencies Promote Strength-Training Programs for Older Adults

May 1, 2007 | Program Result

The California Center for Physical Activity awarded grants to establish Active Aging Community Task Forces, which promoted and provided strength-training, balance and mobility classes to older adults.