More than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity. To reverse this epidemic, we must identify the policy and environmental changes that lead to increased physical activity and better nutrition. We also must support the advocacy that will result in widespread adoption of those policies.
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June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study examining the food-buying behavior of lower-income African-American youth found that youth make frequent and unhealthy food purchases.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, which first classified different urban neighborhood types, girls were found to be more sensitive to environmental barriers and facilitators to physical activity than boys.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study, presented in a supplement of childhood obesity literature, used data from the Baltimore Active Living Teens Study (BALTS) to investigate associations between physical activity levels and two environmental factors: perceived crime and the presence and quality of neighborhood parks.
December 14, 2011 | News Release
Study shows providing calorie information as a physical activity equivalent may be most effective.
December 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Providing easily understandable caloric information reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among low-income Black adolescents in Baltimore.
December 2, 2008 | Story
Washington, D.C. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
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.
February 6, 2008 | Story
"Active Living has done such a good job of linking people from different disciplines and pushing ahead with transdisciplinary research," she says.