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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Preventing Childhood Obesity through State Policy
March 25, 2009 | Book
Based on their experience with childhood obesity legislation, state legislators and staffers identify key positive and negative factors in the political process to passing state laws on this topic, in this interview-based study included in a supplement to the Journal of Public Health Policy about the 2008 Active Living Research Conference.
Implementation of Texas Senate Bill 19 to Increase Physical Activity in Elementary Schools
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.
Special Obesity Issue of Milbank Quarterly
March 20, 2009 | Story
Policy-makers at the local, state and federal levels have many options for enacting policies that can help prevent obesity in schools and communities across the country, according to new research published in The Milbank Quarterly.
West Virginia Healthy Lifestyles Act of 2005
February 10, 2009 | Evaluation
In 2005, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III signed into law House Bill 2816--the Healthy Lifestyles Act--to help address the state's obesity epidemic. The evaluation was conducted in 2007 by a team from West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
What Really Works to Reduce Childhood Obesity? Stakeholders Want Evidence
January 23, 2009 | Program Result Report
Between September 2005 and December 2007, Public Health Informatics Institute staff conducted telephone interviews and met with diverse stakeholders involved with childhood obesity to learn about their needs for information.
Faith-Based Coalitions to Combat Childhood Obesity
January 11, 2009 | News Release
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards $4.8 million to groups nationwide.
Active for Life: Final Results from the Translation of Two Physical Activity Programs
January 7, 2009 | Story
This translational study of Active for Life (AFL), an evidence-based physical activity program for older adults, illustrates the effectiveness of this program in a range of real-world settings.
Preventing Childhood Obesity
January 1, 2009 | Toolkit
The guide offers the latest policy updates and recommendations about how to promote physical education and activity and healthy eating policies in schools.
Year Five Evaluation
January 1, 2009 | Evaluation
Year five evaluation report regarding the progress in Arkansas to reduce childhood obesity.
Information for Action: School Policies to Prevent Childhood Obesity
December 22, 2008 | Program Result Report
In response to dramatic increases in the number of Arkansas children and adolescents who are overweight or at risk for overweight, the Arkansas legislature passed Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Combat Obesity.