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Using Google Street View to Audit Neighborhood Environments

January 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Google Street View allows researchers to conduct "virtual" audits of a neighborhood's characteristics. This study compared observations made from Google Street View images with data from a previous field audit of New York City blocks.

Changing Policies and the Physical Environment So Children and Families Can Eat Well and Move More

February 14, 2012 | Story

A profile of Sarah Strunk, MHA, director of Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities.

You Tell Us Your Stories

June 18, 2012 | Story

We invited you to share your thoughts about how the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has affected you. And the submissions have started rolling in!

Mitchell H. Katz, MD

January 22, 2013 | Story

Clinical Scholar Mitchell H. Katz, MD, always lived by the mantra, "Be of use."

Household Instability, Area Poverty, and Obesity in Urban Mothers and Their Children

February 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Understanding the interaction of the home and neighborhood environments may be crucial for the implementation of successful obesity-control interventions. This article analyzes a study of household instability, neighborhood poverty levels and obesity risk in new mothers and their children.

Investigator Reveals Keys to Creating Healthy Cities

November 22, 2009 | Story

New book maps out solutions to the longstanding public health problems plaguing urban centers.