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April 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: How did you develop an interest in physical fitness among youth? Wright-Volel: As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I see the health consequences when children are overweight or obese. However, a visit to a clinic is but one part of the solution. ...
March 29, 2012 | News Release
Experts Believe Prevention in Middle School Matters.
January 27, 2009 | Program Result
Tiffany's Smoketown neighborhood, located just a few blocks from downtown Louisville, is considered a food desert, with the nearest supermarket two miles away but fast-food restaurants on virtually every corner of Broadway, the main street.
March 1, 2012 | Story
Eighty percent of schools that accessed technical support made substantial strides toward creating healthier environments for students and staff.
February 15, 2012 | Program Result
The University of Texas Medical Branch launched and ran Telemedicine for School-Based Mental Health, a project to provide mental health treatment by university-based clinicians to disadvantaged students in their school clinics in Galveston, Texas.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study examining the food-buying behavior of lower-income African-American youth found that youth make frequent and unhealthy food purchases.
October 2, 2008 | Program Result
Researchers at the Harvard Prevention Research Center examined how physical and social environments of schools and neighborhoods shape routine physical activities of students attending 10 middle schools in the Boston area.
January 18, 2012 | Story
Network highlights efforts to provide students with a healthy place to learn.
March 19, 2010 | Report
This study may provide potential baseline data for evaluating children's physical and nutritional health in New Jersey.
November 21, 2011 | Program Result
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.