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December 20, 2012 | Program Result
Active Living Research is an ongoing national program to identify environmental factors and policies that can substantially increase levels of physical activity and to provide policy-makers with evidence about how to create more activity-friendly communities.
August 11, 2010 | Program Result
The National Council on Aging identified 10 best practice physical activity programs, disseminated information on them via issue briefs and put information on the programs studied on a Web-based directory.
December 14, 2010 | Report/Evaluation
This study examines the initial implementation of Playworks in six San Francisco and Silicon Valley schools, and measures the effectiveness of the programs in two schools with already established Playworks programs.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Pennsylvania can offer lessons for other states in moving forward with programs to promote good nutrition and wellness.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has committed $500 million in research programs to direct interventions, and explore policy and environmental issues that impose barriers to improving American's access to nutritious foods.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This supplement of the Journal of Adolescent Health presents research documenting trends towards healthier foods and more physical activity in schools. The authors acknowledge that a wide range of factors influence obesity's development, but policy and environment solutions may be the key to reversing the childhood obesity trend.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the body of research on the impact of food and physical activity environments on health and behavior. The authors identify gaps in the current field and make recommendations for the future direction of research.
February 21, 2010 | Evaluation
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities works to implement healthy eating and active living policy- and environmental-change initiatives that can support healthier communities for children and families across the United States.
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Central Valley, Calif. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
June 1, 2005 | Program Result
Researchers at St. Louis University developed a series of measurement tools to assess how a community's design and environment influence the kind of physical activity in which residents participate.