More than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity. To reverse this epidemic, we must identify the policy and environmental changes that lead to increased physical activity and better nutrition. We also must support the advocacy that will result in widespread adoption of those policies.
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Roundtable Calls on Health Plans to Get Pumped for Exercise
October 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Partnership for Prevention, a nonprofit association focused on promoting health and preventing disease, held an executive roundtable discussion, "Engaging Health Plans in Promoting Physical Activity," on January 24, 2002, in Washington, D.C.
Transportation Advocates Drive Home the Message
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
During 2002 and 2003, staff at the Surface Transportation Policy Project worked to educate opinion leaders, policy-makers and the public about the impact of transportation policies on the public's health.
Grant Funds Hiking and Biking Trail at Richmond, Va., Home for Chronically Mentally Ill
May 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Gateway Homes of Greater Richmond (Va.) constructed a three-mile hiking and biking trail on its 30-acre campus and purchased eight mountain bicycles, bicycle helmets, water bottles and first-aid kits.
Fostering Community Support to Increase Physical Activity by Low-Income, Elderly
September 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The City of Richmond (Va.) Department of Public Health held a conference, "FRONTRUNNERS II: Breaking Down Barriers to Physical Activity," on practical approaches to removing barriers to community-wide physical activity among low-income and elderly populations.
More Paths and Safer Routes Needed to Make America More Bike-Friendly
October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Earth Force in Alexandria, Va. held two Youth Bike Summits in 1999 and 2000 in Washington, D.C., as part of its Get Out Spoke'N! campaign to make America more bike-friendly.
If You Build it, People will Exercise
October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
To help in the design and launch of its new national program, Active Living by Design, a five-year, $16.5-million initiative to infuse activity-promoting goals and processes into community planning efforts, RWJF supported two meetings of experts.
People with Low Incomes and Minorities Provide Insight Into Challenges of Exercising
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Priscilla J. Murphy explored the practices, knowledge and attitudes regarding physical activity through four focus groups: mothers on welfare, chronically ill adults, senior citizens and low-income, minority women.
Conference Participants Sweat Over Americans' Lack of Exercise
June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research and the American College of Sports Medicine held a conference entitled "Physical Activity Interventions," at the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas, on October 19-21, 1997.
ROCK!
June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
On October 28-30, 1998, the Richmond, Va., Department of Public Health (DPH) held a conference on local initiatives to promote fitness entitled, FRONTRUNNERS: Local Governments Taking the Lead in Fitness Promotion.
The Active Living Programs
January 1, 2008 | Book
As a consequence of sedentary lifestyles, obesity rates have climbed dramatically over the last half-century, leading to increases in diabetes, heart attacks and other illnesses.