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December 1, 2009 | Commentary
This commentary argues that a multidisciplinary approach is an essential ingredient for achieving community change and vitality. Because active living is not a central issue of any one discipline, public health must influence other disciplines to integrate active living within the context of their respective missions.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This commentary explores the question of what needs to happen to ensure that, once built, these facilities will be effective in promoting physical activity.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
As best practices for active living are identified, it is equally important to identify ways to ensure that these practices will be adopted and maintained. This commentary examines factors that promote successful implementation and long-term sustainability of community-based environment and policy change.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Active Living by Design (ALbD) program envisioned a change model built around the 5Ps—preparation, partnership, programming, promotions and policy. This commentary examines how another "P"—politics—has been essential to attaining the goal of promoting physical activity through changes to the built environment.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This commentary explores how Active Living by Design (ALbD), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), has evolved from a five-year individual grant program into a nationally recognized service organization with multiple clients and the capacity and expertise to address active living and healthy eating systems, policies and environmental change initiatives.
January 5, 2011 | Video
Videos Highlight Local Reform Efforts in AF4Q Communities
December 11, 2009 | Journal Article
This special issue of the AJPM features research from RWJF's Active Living by Design (ALbD) program and its 15 community partnerships.
June 23, 2009 | Toolkit
Common Problems, Reflection Questions, and Links to Support Tools
June 23, 2009 | Toolkit
Community Outreach
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Rural youth are at greater risk for obesity than children in urban areas. This report applies active living concepts, which emphasize the interaction of environmental factors with individual behaviors, to a study of physical activity (PA) among rural youth.