School Sport Participation Under Two School Sport Policies
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Intramural sports offer a promising strategy to increase physical activity among middle school students.
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The Sports Philanthropy Project
March 14, 2011 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2010, the Sports Philanthropy Project worked with professional sports teams, team foundations and athletes to leverage their financial resources, popularity and credibility to bolster health and health care programs in their communities.
Foiling Drugs, Olympic Medalist Uses Fencing to Make a Point to Urban Youth
August 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Peter Westbrook Foundation, a non-profit organization, enhanced its program to enrich the lives of New York City's youth through the sport of fencing.
Coach Training and Drug-Free Leagues Help 3.6 Million Kids Play it Safe
January 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
From 1993 to 1996, the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, West Palm Beach, Fla., the only national nonprofit organization that certifies volunteer youth coaches, carried out two related but separate initiatives.
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In 2005, RWJF established the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy to acknowledge exceptional professional sports organizations and individual athlete philanthropies.
Using Soccer Players to Kick the Habit
October 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Prospect Associates conducted a study of the feasibility, scope, and potential benefits of establishing a relationship with Major League Soccer for the purpose of promoting smoking prevention among youth.
The Sports Philanthropy Project
January 1, 2008 | Book
Through the Sports Philanthropy Project, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation worked with foundations established by professional sports teams, helping them develop their philanthropic skills to become more professional in their approach to grantmaking.
Reducing Traumatic Youth Sports Injuries: Q&A with Hosea Harvey
May 23, 2013 | New Public Health Post
As school winds down and camps and sports prepare for the summer season, a new study funded by RWJF and published in the American Journal of Public Health on sports-related traumatic brain injuries in youth sports, is generating deserved attention.
Study: Many Laws on Detecting Youth TBIs, But None on Preventing Them
May 17, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A new study in the American Journal of Public Health found that there are laws dealing with traumatic brain injuries in youth sports in 44 states and D.C.—but none are focused on preventing the injuries. Read a Q&A with the researcher, Hosea Harvey.
Working with Baseball to Change Tobacco's Spitting Image
April 10, 2012 | Program Result Report
Oral Health America, a Chicago-based organization that advocates improved dental care, launched a public education campaign to reduce the use of spit tobacco (both chewing tobacco and snuff).