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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Trends in Presentations of Environmental and Policy Studies Related to Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity at Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1995-2010
October 3, 2012 | Journal Article
Funding support from such programs as RWJF’s Active Living Research and others increased the number of studies on environmental and policy research topics related to obesity, nutrition, and physical activity over the past 15 years.
Playworks: Scaling a Great Idea
October 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Changing the national conversation about how to improve American public schools—and the importance of play to children’s ability to learn.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities
February 17, 2012 | Program Result Report
In Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, partnerships in 49 communities nationwide are changing local policies and revamping the physical environment to foster healthy living and prevent childhood obesity.
Project SHAPE LA: Nurse Faculty Scholar Alum Aims to Help Children Get Active
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. ...
Are You Sitting Down for This?
April 26, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Standing while working has become a way-of-work for some of the NewPublicHealth staff, and most report that after a brief breaking in-period the foot aches give way to a more alert, healthier-feeling workday. So we were amused, and delighted, to see ...
Neighborhood Factors Influence Physical Activity Among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Interventions to increase physical activity must address neighborhood factors related to traffic safety.
Can a Game of Tag Help Combat Bullying?
April 17, 2012 | News Release
New Research from Mathematica and Stanford shows a healthy recess can reduce bullying, improve learning time.
Findings from a Randomized Experiment of Playworks
April 17, 2012 | Report
Strengthening recess transforms the school climate, paving the way for less bullying and more focus on learning, according to new evaluation findings from Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University.
Grantee Helps Motivate Kids to Get Healthy
February 28, 2012 | Story
A successful program brings teachers and physicians together to combat childhood obesity by showing kids how to make good health a natural part of learning.
Liability Concerns and Shared Use of School Recreational Facilities in Underserved Communities
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Schools provide a facility for recreation in underserved communities many schools, however, fear liability issues, posing a barrier to community access.