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September 3, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents the results of a controlled trial to assess the influence of social network structure on the health behaviors of individuals. The author examines the spread of behavior through two types of social networks.
March 11, 2011 | Program Result
Youth Venture helps teams of young people start and lead organizations and businesses that address social issues and needs that the youth themselves identify.
January 27, 2011 | Story
In an extraordinary example of interdisciplinary research, a scholar combines physics, network theory and social epidemiology to greatly advance our knowledge of how we can help each other live healthier lives.
January 19, 2011 | Story
Good Morning America features Playworks for trying to change the face of recess in the US.
February 7, 2010 | Commentary
This commentary by James Marks, M.D., M.P.H., originally appeared February 8, 2010 on The Huffington Post.
November 1, 2010 | Story
The second annual Playworks Play On Conference was held at Columbia University in New York City on October 12-13, 2010.
October 29, 2010 | News Release
Dr. Toni Yancey, author and UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity co-director, discusses the positive impact of physical activity at Play On 2010 conference.
May 11, 2010 | Story
How one Playworks coach makes teaching and learning easier at even the toughest schools.
April 12, 2010 | Story
What is love? It's an age-old question that is getting some new answers from an unlikely source: the prairie vole, a small rodent from the central grasslands of North America.
September 24, 2009 | News Release
Education initiative from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Playworks would reclaim 100,000 hours of lost class time at low-income schools.