Lessons Learned
September 1, 2005 | Report/Program Result Report
This Grants Results Special Report examines 25 projects funded by RWJF to promote walking, biking and other activities and offers 12 lessons learned.
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Year Three Report
May 15, 2012 | Report
This report summarizes the results of several studies comprising Year Three of an evaluation project assessing the impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on childhood obesity. The evaluation measures trends in childhood obesity rates and ass ...
Safe Routes to School
September 1, 2011 | Report
This report examines the many benefits and cost-savings Safe Routes to School programs offer.
Harnessing the Power of Supermarkets to Help Reverse Childhood Obesity
April 1, 2011 | Report
Public health and supermarket experts explore in-store marketing strategies to promote healthier foods.
Identifying Effective Catalysts for Action Toward Community Health Improvement in Underserved Communities in Wisconsin
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The goal of this project is to promote broad-based community health improvement in underserved rural communities in Wisconsin through a low-cost health communication intervention.
Integrating Health Impact Assessemnts into the Federal Environmental Impact Process with a Focus on Alaska Native Communities
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: The project involved a partnership between tribes, regulatory agencies and health professionals to incorporate a health impact assessment (HIA) into the environmental impact process for oil and gas development and mining in Alaska
Using Health Impact Assessment
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This project used Health Impact Assessment (HIA) as a tool to communicate with stakeholders and to advocate to decision-makers in Yellowstone County, Mont.
Using Biomonitoring and Air Monitoring in a Study at Tulare County to Implement a New California Public Health Law on Exposure to Environmental Toxicants
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: Tulare Count, Calif., residents monitored the air at homes situated near orange groves where the pesticide chlorpyrifos had been used. In addition, urine samples from 34 participants were analyzed for chlorpyrifos metabolite.
Ranking the Risks
January 1, 2011 | Report
Supported by an RWJF grant, Ranking the Risks lists the number of illnesses, costs, and overall public health burden of specific microbes in particular types of food.
Health Games Research
November 5, 2009 | Report
Round Two Grantees: Project Summaries