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Joining Scholarship and Action on Behalf of Black Mothers and Daughters

December 26, 2010 | Story

According to Johnson Dias, the presence of poverty, racism and crime is a daily disaster in these neighborhoods. "Public safety here is a heath issue," she says. "You can't keep your child physically active if you are concerned your child might die."

Newark, N.J., Brotherhood Health Initiative Seeks to Engage Troubled Young Minority Males in Health Care System

August 22, 2007 | Program Result

The Brotherhood Health Initiative (BHI) was a program designed to increase engagement with the health care system among young minority males aged 12 to 25 in Newark, N.J.

Investing in Boys and Young Men of Color

February 1, 2013 | Issue Brief

Policies and practices that support young men of color in their teen years can help put them on the path to lead healthy and productive lives. Young men of color face more obstacles in education, employment, and health than their white peers.

News Media Framing of Childhood Obesity in the United States from 2000 to 2009

July 1, 2011 | Journal Article

An analysis of news coverage of childhood obesity suggests attention to the topic has already waned, and that media framing of the issue and its causes, which can influence public opinion, shifted over time and varied by media type.

Forward Promise

September 17, 2012 | National Program

Forward Promise is a new initiative focused on improving the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged boys and young men of color.

A Study of Leisure Time Physical Activity in Public Parks in Diverse Communities

February 6, 2008 | Story

"I am learning a new field with new tools for research and new theoretical approaches," he says. "And I'm meeting new people and forming new partnerships — definitely."

Factors Influencing the Use of Recreational Centers and Parks for Physical Activity by African-American Adolescents

February 6, 2008 | Story

"Active Living has done such a good job of linking people from different disciplines and pushing ahead with transdisciplinary research," she says.

Games for Health

May 6, 2008 | Video/Story

Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.

Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in African-Americans

July 1, 2009 | Journal Article

A review of 43 studies of interventions that increased physical activity among African-American subjects found that differences in the methodologies of the studies limited the ability to make comparisons among the studies.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches $9.5 Million Initiative to Improve Health and Success of Young Men of Color

August 20, 2012 | News Release

RWJF investment brings important leadership to issue gaining momentum among philanthropists and policymakers

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