School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity
August 13, 2012 | Report
National Secondary School Survey Results
School/District Policy
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School Policies and Practices to Improve Health and Prevent Obesity
July 1, 2012 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program shows that the nation’s public secondary schools are making some progress to offer students healthier foods and beverages, but most students can still buy sugary drinks and ...
Local Wellness Policies
July 1, 2009 | Evaluation
Assessing School District Strategies for Improving Children's Health 2006–07 and 2007–08.
School District Wellness Policies
February 28, 2013 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.
Child-Directed Marketing Within and Around Fast-Food Restaurants
December 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
The fast-food industry spends $660 million to market its products to children and adolescents each year and spends the most on toys for kids’ meals—$360 million for the cost of toys alone. These efforts help fast-food restaurants sell more than 1.2 ...
Sports Participation in Secondary Schools
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Participating in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among adolescents. This brief examines participation during the school year by secondary school students in interscholastic sports (played against teams from other sc ...
Zoning for Healthy Food Access Varies by Community Income
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Zoning and land use laws allow or prohibit different types of food outlets, such as supermarkets, farmers’ markets, fast-food restaurants, and convenience stores, in a community. As such, these laws affect people’s access to healthy affordable foods ...
There's No Place Like Home for Improving Parenting in Low-Income Families
August 12, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Parents as Teachers National Center conducted a multi-site randomized evaluation starting in 1997 of outcomes for low-income infants, toddlers and parents who received services from Parents as Teachers.