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Philadelphia Project Works with Corner Stores to Improve Students' Snacking Choices

February 1, 2007 | Program Result

Staff at The Food Trust conducted a Corner Store Campaign to change the school and community environments to support healthy eating among children and adolescents.

School Districts Respond to New Regulations

February 1, 2007 | Program Result

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill analyzed the impact of the 1998 revisions to the federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools Act on substance abuse prevention programs administered by 104 local school districts in 11 states.

New York City's Head Start Tries to Create Safe, Drug-Free Environments

February 26, 2007 | Program Result

From June 1998 through June 2004, Free to Grow attempted to replicate the program's substance abuse strategies in Head Start programs in three high-risk neighborhoods in New York City.

Action for Healthy Kids Helps People from Low-Income Communities Attend Childhood Obesity Conference and Produces a Report on the Conference

March 1, 2007 | Program Result

Action for Healthy Kids recruited community leaders from poor, urban areas to attend a national conference entitled Healthy Schools Summit 2005.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Drafts Guidelines for Schools to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

June 1, 2007 | Program Result

The CDC conducted a review of the scientific literature and produced evidence-based guidelines for school health programs to promote healthy eating and physical activity to prevent obesity among children.

League of American Bicyclists Rolls Out Program to Promote "Safe Routes to School" Nationally

November 1, 2007 | Program Result

The League of American Bicyclists organized a national meeting, conducted a training session and produced a video to influence the scope, uptake and effectiveness of the national Safe Routes to School Program.

Games for Health

May 6, 2008 | Video/Story

Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.

Training Kit Helps Teachers and Parents Identify Learning Disabilities in Young Children

March 1, 1999 | Program Result

The National Center for Learning Disabilities, New York, carried out a project to provide teachers, school administrators, and health providers with better methods and tools to diagnose learning disabilities before children reach the third grade.

Problem-Solving Skills Help Kids Build Self-Esteem and Steer Clear of Drugs

August 1, 1998 | Program Result

The Social Problem Solving Unit of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey expanded its social-skills-development and problem-solving program from fourth and fifth grades only to a schoolwide model for New Jersey elementary schools.

Community Service Project Evaluates Adding a Health and Safety Component

November 1, 1998 | Program Result

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation carried out a planning project to incorporate a specific focus on health into the National School and Community Corps program funded by AmeriCorps.

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