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Childhood Obesity

Research on Childhood Obesity

Investing in research is the cornerstone of RWJF’s approach for reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. Our grantees are examining which strategies have the greatest potential to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children. This work covers everything from how marketing influences children's food and beverage choices, to how communities can help kids be active, to the impact of school foods on students' health.

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Activate Omaha

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Implementing the Active Living by Design (ALbD) community action model, a community partnership in Omaha has successfully moved in five years from establishing community awareness of active living to implementing large-scale policy and infrastructure change, according to an article by a team from state and local health and education agencies.

Active Education

November 8, 2007 | Issue Brief

Physical education, physical activity and academic performance.

Active for Life

January 1, 2009 | Report

The Active for Life (AFL) initiative investigated how two physical activity programs for adults aged 50 and older, Active Choices (AC) and Active Living Every Day (ALED), worked in community settings.

Active Living by Design

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This commentary explores how Active Living by Design (ALbD), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), has evolved from a five-year individual grant program into a nationally recognized service organization with multiple clients and the capacity and expertise to address active living and healthy eating systems, policies and environmental change initiatives.

Active Living by Design and It's Evaluation

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This article suggests that evaluations of community-based programs contribute to the science of evaluation, using lessons from the Active Living by Design (ALbD) evaluation.

Active Living by Design as a Political Project

December 1, 2009 | Journal Article

The Active Living by Design (ALbD) program envisioned a change model built around the 5Ps—preparation, partnership, programming, promotions and policy. This commentary examines how another "P"—politics—has been essential to attaining the goal of promoting physical activity through changes to the built environment.