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September 1, 2012 | Report
alifornia's population is growing and aging, but the public health and aging infrastructure is not keeping up. While demand increased, two-thirds of California's Local Health Departments (LHDs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) experienced budget cuts in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, while nearly 40 percent faced staffing reductions.
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Federally qualified health centers, community variation and prospects under reform.
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
The great recession and passage of national health reform are together altering the calculus of employer approaches to offering health benefits, according to recent findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change's (HSC) visits to 12 nationally representative metropolitan communities.
November 1, 2011 | Report
California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but study shows successes are uneven.
September 1, 2011 | Report
Study examines how Massachusetts' 2006 health reform law has affected the health care arena in Boston.
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Children prefer engaging in physical activity when outdoors and with friends and family.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Outdoor exercise equipment gets people exercising but not necessarily on a sustained basis.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The positive relationship between greenness and physical activity supports integrating green spaces into community planning to promote health.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Compared to children living in traditional suburbia, children who had recently moved to a smart growth community spent more of their play time outside with friends in walkable locations, but did not increase their total activity, according to this study.
November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Current methods for reporting students' BMI to parents do not seem to have an impact on pediatric obesity in California.