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March 25, 2009 | Book
Passing a school health policy bill is not enough. Program refinements, monitoring and accountability measures, as well as supportive communitywide efforts, are necessary to achieve the legislation's goals, according to this evaluation of a bill mandating physical education time and school health education.
April 1, 2011 | Book
This policy paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines factors contributing to obesity, such as physical inactivity. Data are taken from surveys conducted as part of the 2000-2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey.
August 6, 2009 | Book
Honors from the 2009 Awards Program.
March 24, 2009 | Book
This introduction to a supplement in the Journal of Public Health Policy recaps the 2008 Active Living Research Conference, which focused on creating environments to encourage people to be active in their daily lives. The conference also examined how research can influence policy-making.