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April 1, 2008 | Program Result
Staff at Prevention Institute, which works to improve community health, updated and refined ENACT (Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool), an interactive, Web-based tool to help communities improve nutrition and physical activity in seven key environments, including neighborhoods, schools and workplaces.
May 28, 2008 | Program Result
The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, an advocacy and member organization, built its capacity to serve as a national voice for the physical activity movement and its ability to sustain itself.
July 14, 2008 | Program Result
The state of Mississippi convened the Healthy Mississippi Summit, June 15, 2006, in Jackson, Miss., to focus attention on the primary causes of chronic diseases in Mississippi and to promote a statewide approach to promoting healthy lifestyles.
January 1, 2007 | Program Result
A multisite research team, led by a researcher from the Pennsylvania State University's College of Health and Human Development, examined the factors that encourage older adults to use local parks and recreational services and what policy changes might be made to promote park use among older adults to increase their physical activity.
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.
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
San Antonio Fighting Back worked to plan and implement a comprehensive system of substance abuse prevention, treatment and aftercare services in the southeast quadrant of San Antonio.
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
America On the Move Foundation explored the effect of economics on eating and physical activity behaviors.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
Prevention Institute convened academics, community advocates, policy-makers and others to identify and assess strategies to improve access to healthy foods and safe places for physical activity in low-income neighborhoods.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
From 2003 to 2005, the Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan created an Active Living patch to promote the importance of active living.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
The University of Texas examined the perceptions of NYC residents of low-income areas about their neighborhoods to determine factors that help or hinder them from increasing their physical activity.