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November 1, 2004 | Program Result
New Jersey Future, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization, developed a special "Creating Healthy Communities" section on its Smart Growth Gateway Web site (no longer in existence) in April 2003.
March 1, 2006 | Program Result
New Jersey mayors play a key role in decisions regarding land use planning and design in their communities yet, many lack good information about the connection between community design and public health.
March 19, 2010 | Report
This study may provide potential baseline data for evaluating children's physical and nutritional health in New Jersey.
January 1, 2010 | Commentary
Research and evaluation are critical to decision-making. The authors provide examples from RWJF's work to illustrate the saliency of measuring nonfinancial returns to better understand a program's impact or spread a program model.
April 1, 2010 | Story
Parsippany residents are discovering where health and community intersect as they come together to achieve health-related goals.
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.
December 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, a nonprofit organization that supports more than 300 environmental commissions in the state, developed and implemented a program to educate New Jersey municipalities about the benefits of biking and walking.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 1989, the Boys and Girls Club of Newark initiated a project designed to reduce demand for alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in selected neighborhoods in the city of Newark.
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Camden Development Collaborative developed a community health worker project in Camden, N.J., in conjunction with local health care providers, to improve health outcomes and create jobs.
February 1, 2007 | Program Result
Polytechnic University Department of Humanities & Social Sciences investigated the effects of commuting by car versus train on physical activity and stress among commuters traveling from New Jersey to Manhattan.