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March 14, 2013 | Program Result
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.
March 24, 2011 | Story
A major goal of Schwartz' research was to develop and validate a coding system that researchers could use to quantitatively evaluate school wellness policies.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Pennsylvania can offer lessons for other states in moving forward with programs to promote good nutrition and wellness.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Results from the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study (SNDA-III) enable researchers to identify specific components of the school food environment that contribute to child obesity.
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study, one of the most comprehensive examinations of school foods and policies to date, investigated school food environments and policies in U.S. public schools and their various characteristics.
January 31, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers from the Chicago Food System Collaborative studied whether providing nutrition education to children affected their lunch choices in schools with salad bars.
April 5, 2013 | Program Result
Healthy Eating Research aims to reduce childhood obesity by funding studies to examine policy and environmental approaches with potential to improve children's diets - especially children in the groups at the highest risk for obesity.
National Program
To support and disseminate focused investigator-initiated research and policy analysis to identify effective policy and environmental strategies for reversing the rise in childhood obesity by 2015.
July 17, 2012 | Story
Research Review
June 1, 2012 | Story
A Research Review