The environment in which you live can make it easier, or more challenging, to be physically active. Many Americans have become sedentary over the years because physical activity has been slowly engineered out of our lives. Physical changes to communities can create safe, healthy environments that encourage and promote active living.
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Major Survey Tracks Children's and Teens Diets and Physical Activity in California
April 18, 2011 | Program Result Report
The 2005 and 2007 California Health Interview Surveys incorporated questions on children's and adolescents' diet and physical activity as well as the environmental factors that influence those behaviors.
Child's Play: Robin Moore, DiplArch, MCP, Investigates Parks as Active Recreation Sites for Kids
December 26, 2010 | Story
"Almost 70 percent of the activity took place in the really nice, renovated playground area, even though it accounted for just 2 percent of the total park size," says Moore.
Elementary School Girls Run for Fitness and Fun (San Francisco Bay Area)
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Girls on the Run is one of the many sports programs sponsored by Team-Up for Youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rowing Program Helps Teenage Girls Get Fit and Build Confidence (San Francisco Bay Area)
November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report
Caitlin is one of about 25 girls from Oakland's five public high schools who participate in the nine-month rowing program through a Team-Up for Youth grant.
San Francisco Children Get Exercise and Build Life Skills
August 28, 2008 | Program Result Report
About 3,250 low-income children, most Asian, Pacific Islander and Latino, live in the Tenderloin neighborhood of downtown San Francisco.
Year Three Report
May 15, 2012 | Report
This report summarizes the results of several studies comprising Year Three of an evaluation project assessing the impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on childhood obesity. The evaluation measures trends in childhood obesity rates and ass ...
A Poll About Children and Weight
February 25, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This poll provides new insights into the epidemic of childhood obesity and the challenges families face between school and sleep.
Do Health Policies Aimed at School Children Lower Childhood Obesity Rates?
March 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
The California Center for Public Health Advocacy studied data on childhood obesity in the state to determine whether incidence of the condition had declined from 2005 to 2010, and whether any decline could be attributed to changes in policy.
Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Parks are important to the well-being of children and adolescents they play an important role in increasing physical activity. This study assesses park use and park-based physical activity among children and adolescents, ages 0 to 18 in 2007.
Padres Unidos Advocates for Recess Before Lunch
April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.