Academic Test Scores Increase with Physical Fitness Scores Among New York Students in Grades K to 8
November 18, 2009 | Story
Physical fitness scores were measured by students’ 2007–08 NYC FITNESSGRAM percentile.
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Acclaimed Documentary Highlights Cure Violence's Success at Stopping Community Violence
July 29, 2011 | Video/Story
The Interrupters follows this RWJF-supported program and its work in Chicago neighborhoods.
Active for Life: Final Results from the Translation of Two Physical Activity Programs
January 7, 2009 | Story
This translational study of Active for Life (AFL), an evidence-based physical activity program for older adults, illustrates the effectiveness of this program in a range of real-world settings.
Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older
April 15, 2011 | Story
A profile of the evaluator, Sara Wilcox, PhD.
Active Living by Design featured in a Special Supplement of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
December 11, 2009 | Journal Article
This special issue of the AJPM features research from RWJF's Active Living by Design (ALbD) program and its 15 community partnerships.
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas
September 18, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas examines the ways that the gambling industry has designed gambling machines that encourage addiction.
Adolescent Exergame Play for Weight Loss and Psychosocial Improvement
June 14, 2012 | Journal Article
This study examines the use of exergames, (i.e., video games that require gross motor skills), to combat growing adolescent obesity rates. It is the first study to demonstrate weight loss from exergame play. Recruited from an urban public high schoo ...
Adults' Sedentary Behavior
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A conceptual approach to understanding the factors that influence adults? sitting time?and how to influence behavior change.
Advancing Recovery in Missouri: Using Medications to Treat Alcoholism
November 22, 2011 | Program Result
The goal was to increase the use of two medications approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe alcoholism, naltrexone and acamprosate.
Advancing Recovery: State and Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Care
December 1, 2011 | Program Result
Advancing Recovery: State and Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Care supported 12 partnerships that used process improvement to implement evidence-based practices, such as medication-assisted treatment, and spread them statewide.