October 3, 2008
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Program Result
Researchers in the Boston University Department of Environmental Health conducted a case study of the Boston Schoolyard Initiative, a project that provides funds and technical support to community groups dedicated to renovating schoolyards in Boston.
August 1, 2006
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Program Result
Samuels & Associates conducted in-depth case studies in six California school districts to examine the implementation and effect of laws that set nutrition standards for foods and beverages in public schools.
September 10, 2006
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News Release
Recommended Reading Establishing a Baseline to Evaluate Act 1220 of 2003: An Act of the Arkansas General Assembly to Combat Childhood Obesity Year Two Evaluation: Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Combat Childhood Obesity Arkansas Act 1220 Evaluation The ...
February 1, 2005
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Program Result
Starting in September 2002, Clean Water Fund expanded its children's, teachers' and parents' health protection programs to address three public health needs in school and home settings:
March 1, 2002
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Program Result
Starting in April 1998, Communities in Schools, a Virginia-based nonprofit stay-in-school network, sought to provide schoolchildren around the country with access to five key resources.
May 1, 2002
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Program Result
The National Education Association Health Information Network, Washington, supported a pilot project to increase the number of youth and parent tobacco-control advocates in Connecticut and Maryland.
October 1, 2002
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Program Result
Tobler Research Associates conducted a systematic review of studies examining the effectiveness of tobacco and substance abuse prevention programs.
October 1, 2002
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Program Result
From 1999 to 2001, researchers at Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute evaluated two projects that were part of the Kaiser Permanente Cares for Kids Demonstration Projects.
February 11, 2008
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Program Result
This report highlights some of the lessons RWJF has learned about how to approach philanthropic work with schools and school districts.
May 28, 2008
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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.