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September 9, 2011 | Program Result
Staff at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon built and engaged two coalitions of faith communities - in Portland and Corvallis - government agencies, advocacy groups and others to improve the health of congregations and their communities.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
In an effort to create stronger social linkages in a poor urban community, the Urban Tree Connection engaged residents of the Haddington area of Philadelphia to clean up and beautify three neighborhood blocks and turn one into an urban park.
October 18, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
April 10, 2013 | Story
An urban farm program director in Birmingham, Ala., Rachel Reinhart brought opportunities to learn about and grow healthy food to children and adults. Through Ladder to Leadership, she expanded her community health expertise.
March 28, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Spring has sprung in the nation’s capital, and while the Cherry Blossoms are the most heralded bloom, the city is also awash in yellow forsythia, white apple blossoms, purple lavender and shovels and hoes at small and large plots of land across the ...
August 1, 2007 | Program Result
South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS) in Durham, N.C., expanded Durham Inner-City Gardeners (DIG) - a program that teaches teenagers about organic farming and healthy eating habits.
March 1, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Will The Lorax, a film version of the Dr. Seuss book, which opens tomorrow, prompt kids everywhere to plant gardens and eat healthier? That’s the hope of Kelly Meyer, the founder of American Heart Association Teaching Gardens, a project that teaches ...
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Community gardens provide low-income families with access to healthy local food.
January 1, 2009 | Program Result
Healthy Eating by Design increased access to healthy foods for children in low-income communities and schools from 2005 to 2007.
September 5, 2012 | Story
Julie Eisen tells the story of an RWJF-supported childhood obesity effort designed to bring generations together in common cause: gardening.