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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.
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The relationship between perceptions of the built environment and the physical environment surrounding schools predicts levels of moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Intramural sports offer a promising strategy to increase physical activity among middle school students.
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Demographics and family social support influence physical activity in African American adolescents according to this study.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This simulation suggests that increases in walking that occur when people of lower socioeconomic status feel more positive about activity are difficult to maintain unless the environment is safe. Efforts to increase safety most effectively support walking in mixed-use neighborhoods.
January 24, 2012 | Story
Travis built his New Connections research project on a data set from the 1997–2002 evaluation of the Health Link Program.
September 25, 2009 | Issue Brief
Kids who are active and fit tend to perform better in the classroom.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of adolescents' privacy preferences in a health care setting found that adolescents value psychological, social, physical and informational privacy, and recommended that providers consider all aspects of privacy when caring for adolescents.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Alumni of three scholar programs report on their studies of privacy for adolescents, methods of care, medical outcomes, the history of women in pediatrics and more.
May 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief summarizes research on active transport to school, physical activity levels and health outcomes.