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The United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts

January 1, 2011 | Book

In this chapter of the Anthology, the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts offers an approach to stemming gang violence. Their program uses streetworkers, some of whom were former gang members, to stop outbreaks of gang violence and help gang members get an education, locate employment training opportunities, and find jobs.

Improving the Use of Research Results: The Case of D.A.R.E.

June 24, 2010 | Program Results Report

Researchers at Harvard University examined decisions made by middle and high school officials to continue or drop their D.A.R.E. programs in the face of evidence that D.A.R.E. did not reduce drug use.

The Path to Active Living

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examines the work of the Somerville Active Living by Design Partnership. The authors report on the partnership between Active Living by Design and community organizations and assess the key successes and challenges of the project.

Brief Emergency Department Intervention Tested for Young People Who Use Alcohol

July 23, 2009 | Story

Ralph W. Hingson's work contributed to legislation making it illegal for people under age 21 to drive after drinking and lowering the allowable blood alcohol limit for adult drivers to .08 percent.

Popular Commuter Bikeway Designed to Extend from Downtown Boston to Somerville

June 13, 2005 | Program Results Report

Friends of the Community Path, a Somerville, Mass., citizens' group, helped raise funds to design a new 2.5-mile extension of a bicycle and pedestrian pathway that, when completed, will connect a popular commuter bikeway to downtown Boston.

New Logo and Trail Signs Identify 2,600-Mile East Coast Greenway Urban Walking and Biking Trail

March 3, 2004 | Program Results Report

The East Coast Greenway Alliance created a logo and trail signs to promote the use of the East Cost Greenway, a 2,600-mile urban walking and biking trail that will link cities and towns from Maine to Florida.

Timely Health Messages Boost Stair Use in Boston Subway by 4.3 Percent

June 15, 2004 | Program Results Report

From January 2002 to October 2003, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a new automated technology for counting stair users.

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