Yavapai-Apache Youth Council - "Dreams Do Come True"
March 15, 2011 | Program Result
The Yavapai-Apache Youth Council built a walking trail near tribal headquarters in Camp Verde, Ariz.
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Celebrate Fitness!
March 15, 2011 | Program Result
The United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) and members of nine Indian youth councils designed and implemented Celebrate Fitness!, a youth-led program of activities aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among Native Americans.
Older Adults Can Get Moving: New Screening Tool Tailors Activities to Individual Needs
September 16, 2010 | Program Result
The Texas A& M Health Science Center undertook a comprehensive overview of methods used to screen older people before they begin exercise regimens.
Adapting Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent Obesity in Culturally Diverse Populations
July 1, 2009 | Commentary
To address obesity in culturally diverse populations, interventions should include "real-world" practices that are adapted to cultural needs, values and resources, according to Terry L. Bazzarre, Ph.D., a former senior program director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Systematic Review of Physical Activity Interventions Implemented with American Indian and Alaska Native Populations in the United States and Canada
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
According to this literature review, the most effective, sustainable interventions to reduce obesity within the American Indian and Alaska Native populations are programs that combine the strengths of (1) tribal-run, culturally-adapted efforts that provide services to a wide range of the population with (2) an evaluative component that reflects the needs of a public health researcher to measure
A National Blueprint to Get Adults 50 and Over Up and Moving
October 31, 2008 | Program Result
The University of Illinois established a National Blueprint Office to help implement the National Blueprint for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older, released in 2001 and funded by RWJF.
A Getaway to a Lakeside Camp Lifts Spirits Through Exercise, Art and Memory
July 1, 2001 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2000, staff at the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation established a retreat program for breast cancer survivors and conducted a pilot study of the retreat's effectiveness.
Coalition Builds Capacity to Become the National Voice of the Physical Activity Movement
May 28, 2008 | Program Result
The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, an advocacy and member organization, built its capacity to serve as a national voice for the physical activity movement and its ability to sustain itself.
New Jersey Girl Scouts Create Active Living Patch
June 1, 2007 | Program Result
From 2003 to 2005, the Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan created an Active Living patch to promote the importance of active living.
Can E-Gaming Be Useful for Achieving Recommended Levels of Moderate-to-Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity in Inner-City Children?
January 9, 2013 | Journal Article
Active videogames provide an effective adjunct to traditional PE classes for reaching recommended activity levels in children. It is recommended that children engage in 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) most days ...