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Acknowledgments The editors of this year's issue of the Anthology extend their thanks to the many people whose efforts contributed to publication of this book. Published In: To Improve Health and Health Care | Book chapters, RWJF Anthology | 11/19/2009 |
National Programs: Understanding The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Approach to Grantmaking In this chapter of the Anthology, Robert G. Hughes, the chief learning officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examines the historical roots of the national program model. Published In: To Improve Health and Health Care | Book chapters, RWJF Anthology | 05/01/2009 |
Disparities in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors Among US Children and Adolescents Contrary to previous studies, the level of physical activity among kids varies more by age and gender than by ethnicity or socioeconomic status, according to a survey that reviewed previous literature and relied on accelerometer data of activity levels rather than... Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 04/07/2009 |
Can We Achieve Evidence-Based Policy and Practice on Active Travel? In this commentary prepared for the 2008 Active Living Research Conference, Philip Insall of Sustrans, a UK nonprofit organization, shares his insights into how research can be used to shape policies that encourage people to travel on foot or by bicycle. Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 03/25/2009 |
Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy State legislators and staffers identify key positive and negative factors in the political process to passing state laws in this interview-based study. Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 03/25/2009 |
Effect of Innovative Building Design on Physical Activity Programming office building elevators to stop only on every third floor, so that stairs become the only access to certain floors for nondisabled employees, can push employees to use stairs more and thus get more physical activity, as it did in the California... Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 03/25/2009 |
Bicycling for Transportation and Health Cycling for transportation in a "bike-friendly" community that provides safe, convenient routes can meet the recommendation for daily adult physical activity, according to this study in a supplement to the Journal of Public Health Policy regarding the 2008... Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 03/25/2009 |
Sociodemographic, Family, and Environmental Factors Associated with Active Commuting to School Among US Adolescents Teens are more likely to walk, bike or skateboard to school, if they live within two miles, according to this analysis of data from a California health survey, reported in a supplement to the Journal of Public Health Policy regarding the 2008 Active... Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 03/25/2009 |
Correlates of Walking to School and Implications for Public Policies A survey of parents of young schoolchildren in Austin, Texas reveals a 15-minute walk to school, accompanied by an adult, appears to be acceptable, as long as children do not need to travel through high-traffic or unsafe areas. Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 03/25/2009 |
Early Impact of the Federally Mandated Local Wellness Policy on Physical Activity in Rural, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Colorado The implementation of federally mandated Local Wellness Policies had a minimal impact, according to a study of 45 rural Colorado school districts. After implementation, there was no change in the time spent in physical education and recess, nor in the policies... Published In: Journal of Public Health Policy (Supplement) | Book chapters | 03/25/2009 |
