June 25, 2008
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Program Result
The national program office of Faith in Action implemented a home-based exercise program designed to improve strength, function and balance in frail older adults at 10 Faith in Action sites.
August 25, 2011
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Program Result
Re/Storing Nashville sought to address lack of access to healthy foods and childhood obesity in three Nashville neighborhoods by increasing residents' access to full-service grocery stores.
August 4, 2011
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Program Result
The Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati, in partnership with three Avondale neighborhood churches, mobilized a faith-based coalition to advance policies to improve the availability of healthy, affordable foods.
August 4, 2010
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Program Result
The Guam SDA (Seventh-day Adventist) Ypao Church of the Guam Micronesia Missions developed and implemented the Sustantia Project, a campaign to end childhood obesity in Guam.
September 9, 2011
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Program Result
Staff at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon built and engaged two coalitions of faith communities - in Portland and Corvallis - government agencies, advocacy groups and others to improve the health of congregations and their communities.
August 25, 2011
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Program Result
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi created and implemented Get a Life!, an initiative to combat childhood obesity by improving access to nutritious food and increasing opportunities for safe physical activities for children in the region.
August 4, 2010
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Program Result
ISAIAH, a faith-based community organization of 90 congregations, mobilized community activists to promote the links between transportation and access to healthy foods and to bring light-rail stops to low-income neighborhoods in the Twin Cities.