Combining Photovoice and Focus Groups
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Engaging Latina teens in a photography project empowered them to address barriers to physical activity in their Connecticut community.
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Child FIRST Develops an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Intervention
February 5, 2013 | Program Result Report
Child FIRST is a home-based early childhood intervention that works with the most vulnerable very young children and their families to reduce serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect.
Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities
June 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
Fresh Ideas was a targeted solicitation for proposals that aimed to give immigrants and refugees the tools and support they need to improve and maintain their own health.
Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies in Schools
March 24, 2011 | Story
A major goal of Schwartz' research was to develop and validate a coding system that researchers could use to quantitatively evaluate school wellness policies.
Head Start Programs Identify and Provide Extra Support to Families at Risk
October 5, 2009 | Program Result Report
Expanding the capacity of Head Start agencies to identify and assist families in need was a key ingredient of Free To Grow. That was especially so in New Britain, Conn., and Orange, Calif.
Free to Grow Special Report: New Britain, Connecticut
September 5, 2005 | Program Result Report
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University outlines how Free to Grow was integrated into the local Head Start program.
Connecticut Uses RWJF's Family Support Services Program Funding to Expand Parenting Education Agenda
December 7, 2005 | Program Result Report
Family Support Connecticut worked to expand the infrastructure of Connecticut's family support program and fund parent leadership training through grants to communities.
Connecticut Expands School-Based Health Centers
November 14, 2003 | Program Result Report
From 1994 to 2000, the state of Connecticut expanded and enhanced its system of school-based health centers (SBHCs).
A U.S. Needle Exchange Program Dramatically Reduces HIV Transmission
March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Yale University School of Organization and Management and the City of New Haven, Department of Health, worked to expand and evaluate a model needle exchange program in New Haven.
Enlisting Parents, Teachers and Students in Tobacco Control Advocacy
May 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The National Education Association Health Information Network, Washington, supported a pilot project to increase the number of youth and parent tobacco-control advocates in Connecticut and Maryland.