The environment in which you live can make it easier, or more challenging, to be physically active. Many Americans have become sedentary over the years because physical activity has been slowly engineered out of our lives. Physical changes to communities can create safe, healthy environments that encourage and promote active living.
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Effects on Play, Physical Activity and Recess
May 14, 2013 | Evaluation
Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University conducted a randomized controlled trial of Playworks.
Technical Assistance Matters: Schools Need Support to Become Healthier
October 21, 2012 | Evaluation
The evaluation found that schools that accessed and participated in more training and technical assistance made the most progress in implementing policies and programs that support healthy eating and regular physical activity among students.
Playworks Implementation in Eight Bay Area Elementary Schools
December 14, 2010 | Report/Evaluation
This study examines the initial implementation of Playworks in six San Francisco and Silicon Valley schools, and measures the effectiveness of the programs in two schools with already established Playworks programs.
Effects on School Climate, Academic Learning, Student Social Skills and Behavior
May 15, 2013 | Evaluation
Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University conducted a randomized controlled trial of Playworks.
Playworks Implementation in 17 Schools from 6 U.S. Cities
May 14, 2013 | Evaluation
Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University conducted a randomized controlled trial of Playworks.
Texas Childhood Obesity Prevention Policy Evaluation (T-COPPE)
September 1, 2011 | Report/Evaluation
This brief provides select preliminary research results, preliminary analyses, and policy implications for the implementation of the national Safe Routes to School program in Texas.
Evaluation of School and Childcare Sector Strategies in Delaware
September 27, 2012 | Evaluation
In 2007, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded Nemours Health and Prevention Services a grant to monitor implementation of healthy eating and physical activity policies and practices in schools and child-care settings.
Playworks Theory of Change
April 23, 2010 | Report/Evaluation
The Playworks theory of change is one product in a series of final reports from the Study of Playworks Implementation in Eight Bay Area Schools. It describes the components required to bring about the program’s long-term goal of healthy child develo ...
Year Two Report: Assessing the Impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act
April 1, 2011 | Evaluation
This report summarizes the results of several studies comprising year two of an evaluation project assessing the impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on childhood obesity.
Evaluation of Playworks: Findings from a Randomized Experiment
May 19, 2010 | Evaluation
This randomized controlled trial evaluates outcomes of Playworks, a program for structured play during recess, school time and after school in poor urban school districts.