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March 14, 2011 | Program Result
From 1998 to 2010, the Sports Philanthropy Project worked with professional sports teams, team foundations and athletes to leverage their financial resources, popularity and credibility to bolster health and health care programs in their communities.
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Peter Westbrook Foundation, a non-profit organization, enhanced its program to enrich the lives of New York City's youth through the sport of fencing.
January 1, 1997 | Program Result
From 1993 to 1996, the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, West Palm Beach, Fla., the only national nonprofit organization that certifies volunteer youth coaches, carried out two related but separate initiatives.
October 1, 2000 | Program Result
Prospect Associates conducted a study of the feasibility, scope, and potential benefits of establishing a relationship with Major League Soccer for the purpose of promoting smoking prevention among youth.
April 10, 2012 | Program Result
Oral Health America, a Chicago-based organization that advocates improved dental care, launched a public education campaign to reduce the use of spit tobacco (both chewing tobacco and snuff).
June 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation expanded its programming to introduce at-risk inner city children to health-promoting behaviors such as good nutrition, physical conditioning and avoidance of drugs and alcohol.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation and the Jacksonville Jaguars football team ran an array of projects to discourage smoking among fans and area youth.
September 16, 2010 | Program Result
From 2005 to 2008, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago carried out two studies to determine the impact of Title IX legislation on physical activity and obesity in girls and women.
July 15, 2010 | Program Result
Youth Radio, an Oakland, Calif., youth development and media organization, developed a sports and fitness teaching curriculum for low-income men, primarily those of color.
November 18, 2009 | Program Result
Girls on the Run is one of the many sports programs sponsored by Team-Up for Youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.