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July 1, 2001 | Program Result
The United Hospital Fund of New York worked to develop, validate and implement a research technique called small-area analysis, used to identify communities with high rates of unnecessary hospitalization and limited access to primary care.
July 26, 2011 | Journal Article
This article used the implementation of calorie labeling in fast food restaurants to show that while calorie labeling was associated with a reduction in calories purchased at some major chains, overall, the average number of calories purchased did not change in fast food restaurants.
October 4, 2011 | Program Result
The Institute of Play created Being Me, a social networking site, for students at the Quest to Learn public school in New York, to help them actively understand and participate in creating their own health and wellness.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of consumer awareness of calorie information in New York City fast-food chains found that prominently posting calorie information in restaurants increases the number of people who report seeing the information and using it in their food choices.
June 27, 2011 | Program Result
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
May 3, 2011 | Program Result
From 2005 to 2010, the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights expanded its efforts to advocate on behalf of low-income families suffering from the impact of a parent's substance abuse.
April 12, 2011 | Story
What factors are associated with the clustering of fast food restaurants close to schools? Are they more likely to cluster around schools serving minority or poor children? Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Ph.D., set out to find some answers.
January 27, 2011 | Program Result
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national network of local physician-led, hospital-based programs in Level I pediatric trauma centers, conducts interventions to prevent childhood injuries through education and environmental change.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this commentary, Frieden provides an action framework for preventing childhood obesity.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article discusses the work of the Healthy Communities Initiative in Buffalo, New York. The Healthy Communities Initiative is a community partnership to promote active living in the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and the two neighboring communities, Fruit Belt and Allentown.