"Improving Access to Children's Mental Health Care: Lessons from a Study of Eleven States" - a new report from the Center for Health and Health Care Services - exposes barriers and opportunities for children's mental health under expansion of the Affordable Care Act.
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January 15, 2013 | Program Result Report
The Notah Begay III Foundation sponsored research, meetings, and interviews on the incidence, causes, and impact of obesity and type 2 diabetes among Native American youth in New Mexico, and how to address those challenges.
September 17, 2012 | Report
An environmental scan of New Mexico’s pueblos, tribes, and off-reservation Native communities in an effort to obtain a comprehensive picture of the obesity and diabetes epidemic in New Mexico.
April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Healthy Students, Healthy Minds project of Padres Unidos is working with Denver school board officials to implement a recess-before-lunch policy in all public schools, a schedule that gets kids to eat better and reduces discipline problems.
April 11, 2012 | Program Result Report
Communities Creating Healthy Environments aims to curb childhood obesity in communities of color by using community organizing for social justice to advocate for policy changes color. Read this report on its progress.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Several methods are used to examine the characteristics of the built environment as potential determinants of physical activity—surveys of community residents, observation by trained observers, and interpretation of geographical information system ( ...
April 20, 2011 | Toolkit
Two new web products provide publicly available data and promote the consistent use of common measures and research methods across childhood obesity prevention and research.
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study exploring the association between active commuting and weight, including whether moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) mediates the association between them, found that active commuting to school is associated with greater MVPA and lower adiposity in American youth.
July 15, 2010 | Program Result Report
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.
February 18, 2010 | Program Result Report
Food & Fitness for Children & Families: A Rapid Assessment Tool uses direct observation, interviews and focus groups to capture what young people really think, feel and do in regard to eating and exercise.
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Ambitious agenda planned for first year webinar series to begin this month.