Playworks
February 14, 2011 | Video
Maximizing the Return on Recess
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Locating Family Mental Health Services in Shopping Malls and Schools
March 25, 2013 | Program Result
The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.
Playworks Helps Schools Make the Most of out Recess
January 19, 2011 | Story
Good Morning America features Playworks for trying to change the face of recess in the US.
Obesity and Health Risk of Children in the Mississippi Delta
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Elementary school-age children in the Mississippi Delta have a troubling distinction: a large percentage of them are overweight or obese, based on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratios. Assessing the impact of health policies, this study suggests, requires consistent measures of multiple weight-related outcomes, including BMI and waist-to-height ratio.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Competitive Beverage and Food Guidelines
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The food and beverages served in elementary school meal programs through the United States Department of Agriculture school meal program must meet certain federal nutrition standards. However, many schools also sell food through à la carte lines and ...
Playworks: Scaling a Great Idea
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Changing the national conversation about how to improve American public schools—and the importance of play to children’s ability to learn.
Improving Our Children's Health Starts Where They Learn and Play
February 7, 2010 | Commentary
This commentary by James Marks, M.D., M.P.H., originally appeared February 8, 2010 on The Huffington Post.
New Mexico Dance Institute Shows how to Put Healthy Movement Into Classrooms
August 1, 2007 | Program Result
National Dance Institute of New Mexico pilot tested, refined and evaluated a dance training curriculum designed to help elementary school teachers increase students' physical activity.
Caring School Community Program Goes National with Focuses on Community Building to Promote Healthy Behaviors
September 26, 2007 | Program Result
The Developmental Studies Center conducted a trial of an elementary school reform initiative which attempted to build a sense of connectedness to school, and thereby promote healthy behaviors in adolescence.
In Santa Fe, Cooking with Kids Program Tries to Make Fruits and Vegetables Interesting
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
Cooking with Kids is a hands-on food and nutrition education program that operates in 12 elementary schools in Santa Fe, N.M.