Percent of Students in District with Policies that Met or Exceeded the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for School Meals by Race/Ethnicity
August 25, 2009 | Story
The strength of school meal guidelines based on the district’s racial and ethnic composition.
Schools Pre-K Through 12
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Connecting With Care in Low-Income Boston Neighborhoods
November 19, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Connecting With Care project of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention demonstrated that it was economically feasible to bring full-time, mental-health clinicians to schools in the low-income Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color
National Program
To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.
Dental Student Aid Program
National Program
Program to provide grants to the nation's schools of dentistry to expand the level of student aid support for students whose social background might lead them to select underserved areas for their professional practice.
Locating Family Mental Health Services in Shopping Malls and Schools
March 25, 2013 | Program Result Report
The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.
Hispanic Maternal and Children's Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety Related to Walking and Cycling
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
In a small study of the safety perceptions of inner-city Hispanic mothers and their children, mothers consistently rated their neighborhoods as less safe than their children and these maternal perceptions somewhat predicted the physical activity level of their children.
Mobile Food Vending and the After-School Food Environment
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study observed the after-school food environment in an urban area in order to study the range of vendors encountered near schools and the items sold in the after-school period.
Child-Care Settings Before Kindergarten are Related to Kids' Obesity
March 22, 2010 | Program Result Report
Researchers found that children in family, friend and neighbor care the year before kindergarten were more likely to be obese at the start of kindergarten than children in parent care.
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.
Get-Fit Program in Perth Amboy, N.J., High School Puts Salsa Dancing on After-School Menu
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The non-sectarian Jewish Renaissance Foundation created an after-school program in 2005 for high-school students in Perth Amboy, N.J., to engage them in healthy eating habits and regular physical activity.