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October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, assessed the effectiveness of a school-based condom-availability program when Philadelphia's school system launched a pilot AIDS prevention program in nine public high schools in 1992.
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Individual-level factors, such as fear and perceptions of incivilities, among youth in neighborhoods with high crime rates may influence levels of physical activity and delinquency.
July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report
During 2006 to 2007, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley convened town hall meetings in four U.S. cities to raise awareness of childhood obesity. A key organization in each city then worked to spur state and local efforts to address the growing problem.
June 20, 2012 | Program Result Report
From 2008 to 2011, eight projects implemented Safe Dates, a dating abuse prevention program, in middle and high schools through New Jersey Health Initiatives, which supports projects that improve the health and health care of state residents.
May 16, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Gateway Institute developed and launched a model to educate and prepare low-income New York City high school students for careers in the health professions, in partnership with a high school, a public hospital, and three public colleges.
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The National Mentoring Partnership Incorporated developed and implemented a project designed to discourage high-risk urban youth from engaging in health-damaging behavior and to encourage them to pursue activities geared toward a productive future.
May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Best Friends Foundation developed and implemented a youth development program for girls in grades 6 to 12 with the message that they should wait until marriage to begin sexual relations and abstain from drinking, smoking and using illegal drugs.
July 24, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Boston Police Department developed a model truancy intervention program for middle and high school students in Boston and documented the program's development.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the accuracy and usability of commercial databases as sources of information about food stores and restaurants. Since commercial databases are usually designed for non-health uses such as business and marketing, they require adaptation for use as public health tools.
October 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
The Institute of Play created Being Me, a social networking site, for students at the Quest to Learn public school in New York, to help them actively understand and participate in creating their own health and wellness.