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April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines challenges of measurement in the field of food environment research. This relatively young field has not yet fully addressed psychometric measurement issues, the interaction of social, individual, and environmental factors, and the large scale of data produced from food environment studies.
November 17, 2008 | Program Result Report
Staff at UCLA conducted a health impact assessment to investigate how public markets affect the health of communities. As its study site, staff selected the 60-year-old Trenton Farmers' Market in Trenton, N.J.
February 22, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The monthly Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) e-newsletter will keep you up to date on the latest nursing news, research and trends.
June 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Prevention Institute convened academics, community advocates, policy-makers and others to identify and assess strategies to improve access to healthy foods and safe places for physical activity in low-income neighborhoods.
August 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS) in Durham, N.C., expanded Durham Inner-City Gardeners (DIG) - a program that teaches teenagers about organic farming and healthy eating habits.
October 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
In 1998, Freedom from Hunger, a California-based organization that addresses issues of hunger and poor nutrition, began the replication and institutionalization of a program to train lay health advisors in several Southern states.
November 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Although many people leaving welfare under the 1996 federal welfare reform legislation retained eligibility for such programs, studies suggested that from one-half to two-thirds were losing these benefits.
May 16, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation examined the effects of welfare reform on the lives of low-income families and analyzed how welfare reform strategies were implemented.