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January 1, 2003 | Book
The Foundation's stature may be based largely on its national policy and program activities, but it devotes a significant amount of its resources to supporting local activities. A look at a few of those local activities are presented in this year's Anthology..
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Medford, Mass., on behalf of the Partnership to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living, held a two-day summit on healthy eating and active living in Washington on April 25-26, 2000.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
White Mountain Research Associates in Plainsboro, N.J., produced a preliminary evaluation report on the "Walk to School Day Program," a national initiative supporting a day for children to walk to school with parents and community leaders.
April 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The National Center for Bicycling & Walking developed and published a guidebook entitled Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design: A Guide for Public Health Practitioners.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Nursing developed a 12-week computer-based interactive intervention to encourage adolescent girls to be more physically active, and tested it among girls in two low-income areas.
August 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
From January 2000 through June 2002, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the factors that promote physical activity among rural African-American women in Wilcox County, Ala.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Partnership for Prevention, a nonprofit association focused on promoting health and preventing disease, held an executive roundtable discussion, "Engaging Health Plans in Promoting Physical Activity," on January 24, 2002, in Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
During 2002 and 2003, staff at the Surface Transportation Policy Project worked to educate opinion leaders, policy-makers and the public about the impact of transportation policies on the public's health.
October 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Earth Force in Alexandria, Va. held two Youth Bike Summits in 1999 and 2000 in Washington, D.C., as part of its Get Out Spoke'N! campaign to make America more bike-friendly.
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
The American College of Sports Medicine convened a conference, "Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Its Co-Morbidities," on February 4-6, 1999, in Indianapolis, Ind.