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School District Wellness Policies

February 28, 2013 | Report

A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.

Seattle-Area Affordable Housing Community Planting Gardens, Building Sidewalks

November 22, 2011 | Story

Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.

The Relationship Between Perceptions of Neighborhood Characteristics and Obesity Among Children

April 1, 2011 | Book

This policy paper is from a series published by the National Bureau of Economic Research on obesity in the United States. The authors examined whether maternal perceptions of neighborhood environment affect children’s body weight.

Utilization and Physical Activity Levels at Renovated and Unrenovated School Playgrounds

February 1, 2009 | Journal Article

There is a relatively small body of research on the impact of the built environment on children's physical activity. This article examines whether renovated and unrenovated playgrounds have different levels of use and activity.

Walkable Communities and Adolescent Weight

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

The odds of student overweight or obesity decreased if they lived in communities with higher walkability index scores according to this study.

Active Living Research

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.

Influence of Schoolyard Renovations on Children¿s Physical Activity

September 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Learning Landscapes rebuilds worn-out schoolyards in Denver. This study compared physical activity at Learning Landscapes and non-renovated schoolyards. The authors built on previous research of physical activity in schoolyards by dividing the schoolyard surface into four categories.

Physical Activity

April 1, 2011 | Book

This policy paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines factors contributing to obesity, such as physical inactivity. Data are taken from surveys conducted as part of the 2000-2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey.

Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments

April 1, 2011 | Book

This paper is part of a series on obesity published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The authors used data from pediatric visits to estimate effects of certain changes to the environment on children’s body mass. Environmental factors examined in this study are fast-food restaurants, supermarkets, parks, trails, violent crimes and 13 types of recreational amenities.

Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color

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To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.

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