Childhood Obesity
Academy for Educational Development Inc.
Washington, DC
National Institutes of Health/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/RWJF research collaborative on childhood obesity
$316,876
(1 year)
ID 64539
Active for Life: Increasing Physical Activity Levels in Adults Age 50 and Older
To increase the number of American adults age 50 and older who engage in regular physical activity.
Other Program Activities
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Research Foundation
College Station, TX
Technical assistance and direction for Active for Life
$417,030
(1 year)
ID 64125
Active Living by Design
To increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies.
Other Program Activities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, NC
Technical assistance and direction for Active Living by Design
$533,965
(1 year)
ID 56439
Active Living Research
To stimulate and support research to identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity, especially among children and families in low-income communities.
Program Sites
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Studying the interactive effects of social/cultural factors and the built environment on physical activity among African-American youth
$233,625
(2 years)
ID 65659
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Pilot evaluation of a "walking school bus" program, in which groups of elementary school students walk to school together with one or more adults
$199,753
(2 years)
ID 63773
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Determining the impact of parental notification of children's weight and fitness status on youth obesity and fitness at the population level
$168,350
(1 year)
ID 65715
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Oakland, CA
Evaluating the impact of playlot renovation on child physical activity in two playlots in Richmond, Calif.
$148,941
(1 year)
ID 65540
University of Colorado at Denver
Denver, CO
Studying how solutions for increasing pediatric activity vary within and between different safety contexts
$24,918
(1 year)
ID 65716
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York, NY
Active living in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights
$50,000
(1 year)
ID 63782
University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance
Gainesville, FL
Assessing the impact of macro-level policy on the community use of schools for recreation and physical activity
$49,653
(1 year)
ID 65714
Fund for Public Health in New York
New York, NY
Evaluating the feasibility of implementation and impact of evidence-based New York City active design guidelines
$48,876
(18 months)
ID 65660
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
Boston, MA
Assessing the impact of a new physical activity regulation in Massachusetts
$132,655
(1 year)
ID 65721
Harvard University School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Completing a database tracking federal spending on active living between 1990 and 2008 and expanding and focusing on the Safe Routes to School program
$99,983
(2 years)
ID 65699
University of Houston College of Education
Houston, TX
Studying urban Hispanic perceptions of environment and activity among kids (UHPEAK)
$150,000
(18 months)
ID 63755
Jackson State University College of Public Service School of Health Sciences
Jackson, MS
Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act's implementation on physical activity-based education in grades 1&#ndash;12
$50,000
(1 year)
ID 65298
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
Exploring the impact of the urban environment and collective efficacy on child activity and anthropometry
$186,138
(18 months)
ID 65697
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas City, MO
Analyzing small business support of youth physical activity opportunities
$99,956
(1 year)
ID 65662
University of Maryland at Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Evaluating the influence of the internal and external middle school environment on the health of low-income, urban African-American adolescent girls
$50,000
(18 months)
ID 65631
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Discovering perceived obstacles and facilitators to the adoption of evidence-based physical education
$49,957
(18 months)
ID 65563
New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
New York, NY
Evaluating whether New York City group day cares meet new city-mandated physical activity and nutrition policies and assessing implementation issues
$34,967
(17 months)
ID 64142
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Examining how school functions and resources influence opportunities for physical activity in middle schools
$24,659
(8 months)
ID 65534
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences
Chapel Hill, NC
Identifying institutional models for state Safe Routes to School programs and addressing how these practices have affected the selection of projects
$49,996
(1 year)
ID 65701
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, NC
Development of a self-report instrument to assess physical activity environments of child-care settings
$35,000
(17 months)
ID 64167
Examining relationships between built environment characteristics and physical activity among ethnically diverse adolescents and young adults
$18,760
(9 months)
ID 65542
Ohio State University Research Foundation
Columbus, OH
Environmental perception, evaluation and desirability for physical activity among African-American families of different incomes
$149,806
(2 years)
ID 63659
Pennsylvania State University College of Education
University Park, PA
Linking energizers to academic performance in rural elementary schools
$25,000
(1 year)
ID 65533
Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, CA
Assessing the utilization of outdoor gym installations in public parks and their impact on physical activity among park users
$149,926
(1 year)
ID 65532
Evaluating the impact of playground renovations on physical activity behavior among youth
$399,882
(3 years)
ID 65562
Research Foundation of the City University of New York
New York, NY
Gauging low-income, urban African-American mothers' perceptions of neighborhood safety and its relationship to their daughters' physical activity
$49,469
(18 months)
ID 65629
Rice University
Houston, TX
Investigating the relationships among neighborhood characteristics, maternal perceptions of them and children's outdoor play
$91,650
(2 years)
ID 65566
Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Determining whether easily obtainable registration fee waivers are a viable method for increasing youth participation in organized sports programs
$99,929
(1 year)
ID 65686
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Survey of physical activity environments and policies in Head Start
$35,000
(1 year)
ID 64114
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Assessing the influences of landscape spatial patterns on physical activity and health-related quality of life among Hispanic children
$19,764
(1 year)
ID 65536
Texas A&M University, College of Architecture
College Station, TX
Identifying barriers and motivators and environmental intervention strategies to promote physical activity and reduce obesity among high-risk children
$251,796
(3 years)
ID 65539
Understanding parents' complex decision-making regarding elementary schoolchildren's active school commute and identifying safe travel distances
$185,451
(2 years)
ID 65695
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Evaluating the impact of the undeveloped Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans on the physical activity of residents in the surrounding neighborhoods
$182,234
(2 years)
ID 65700
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Seattle, WA
Measuring, analyzing and examining physical activity in family day care homes
$34,925
(1 year)
ID 64112
Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
New Haven, CT
Physical activities in preschools in Connecticut
$34,899
(18 months)
ID 64093
Other Program Activities
San Diego State University Research Foundation
San Diego, CA
Technical assistance and direction for Active Living Research
$1,381,181
(1 year)
ID 63133
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior
To improve understanding of school, community, state and national policies and environmental factors affecting youth diet, physical activity, obesity, and tobacco, alcohol and drug use, and to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent youth obesity and tobacco use.
Program Sites
University of Illinois at Chicago Health Research and Policy Centers
Chicago, IL
$15,959,747
(4 years)
ID 64702
University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Ann Arbor, MI
$7,676,077
(4 years)
ID 64703
Other Program Activities
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
National study of school district policies and elementary school practices addressing childhood obesity
$740,150
(9 months)
ID 63689
University of California, Davis, College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
Davis, CA
Assessing the impact of federal funding for pedestrian and bicycle regional, state, and local policies: Phase 2
$93,702
(1 year)
ID 65386
Camden City Garden Club, Inc.
Camden, NJ
Expanding a partnership advocating community gardens in Camden, N.J., to prevent childhood obesity
$224,952
(2 years)
ID 65330
Capital Area Health Network
Richmond, VA
Empowering African-American children in a Richmond, Va., neighborhood to achieve physical fitness and healthy behaviors
$225,000
(2 years)
ID 65338
Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Faith & Food: Avondale churches advocating for healthy food access policies
$225,000
(2 years)
ID 65333
Center for MultiCultural Health
Seattle, WA
Engaging Youth in Action! teams in stimulating communities to fight childhood obesity in Seattle/King County
$198,308
(2 years)
ID 65318
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Chicago faith-based advocacy for policy and environmental change to prevent childhood obesity
$217,000
(2 years)
ID 65331
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA
Extending knowledge of trail use among urban planners, parks and recreation officials and community organizers
$100,000
(18 months)
ID 65385
University of Colorado at Denver
Denver, CO
Increasing healthy eating and active living for children and youth in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver
$224,997
(2 years)
ID 65323
Communications Support for the Childhood Obesity Program Area
To provide strategic communications support for RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
Advertising Council Inc.
New York, NY
Establishing a public/private coalition for healthy children
$399,720
(1 year)
ID 64224
Communications Projects
Multiple Contractors
Childhood Obesity strategic communications interim fund
$310,798
(1 year)
ID 63730
Consultants to inform advocacy and action strategies for childhood obesity prevention
$700,000
(1 year)
ID 63774
Food marketing and industry engagement consultation for RWJF's Childhood Obesity program area
$250,000
(15 months)
ID 64380
Development and promotion of an accessible, national Geographic Information System (GIS) database
$300,000
(7 months)
ID 64456
Strategic communications for RWJF's Childhood Obesity program area
$3,600,140
(9 months)
ID 64551
Administrative support for RWJF's Faith-based Advocacy: Galvanizing Communities to End Childhood Obesity program
$80,000
(3 years)
ID 64672
Consulting to develop a framework to support youth engagement as a strategy for RWJF's Childhood Obesity program area
$350,000
(1 year)
ID 65388
McKinney & Associates, Inc.
Washington, DC
Providing strategic communications and technical assistance to RWJF's Communities Creating Healthy Environments program
$149,860
(2 years)
ID 64783
Movement Strategy Center
Oakland, CA
Strategic communications planning and support for the national program office of RWJF's Communities Creating Healthy Environments program
$400,000
(2 years)
ID 64784
Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA
Providing strategic consultation to RWJF's Communities Creating Healthy Environments program
$350,000
(2 years)
ID 64781
Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color
To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.
Other Program Activities
Alternatives for Community and Environment, Inc.
Roxbury, MA
Consulting on grantee selection, policy development and documenting results for Communities Creating Healthy Environments
$200,000
(2 years)
ID 65011
Highlander Research and Education Center
New Market, TN
Recruiting, supporting and connecting grantees in Communities Creating Healthy Environments
$199,036
(2 years)
ID 64785
Loyola Marymount University Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Los Angeles, CA
Providing evaluation technical assistance and consultation to the national program office of RWJF's Communities Creating Healthy Environments program
$895,000
(5 years)
ID 64954
Movement Strategy Center
Oakland, CA
Providing strategic consultation to Communities Creating Healthy Environments
$200,000
(2 years)
ID 64786
Northwest Federation of Community Organizations
Seattle, WA
Providing technical assistance to Communities Creating Healthy Environments
$200,000
(2 years)
ID 64780
Praxis Project, Inc.
Washington, DC
Technical assistance and direction for the Communities Creating Healthy Environments program
$1,097,126
(1 year)
ID 61478
Prevention Institute
Oakland, CA
Building skills and capacity of Communities Creating Healthy Environments grantees
$350,000
(2 years)
ID 64782
Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education
Los Angeles, CA
Providing technical assistance, outreach, strategic communications and facilitation for Communities Creating Healthy Environments
$200,000
(2 years)
ID 65012
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi
Hernando, MS
Advancing healthy environmental changes in the Mississippi Delta through a faith-based coalition of health ministries
$218,638
(2 years)
ID 65328
Conference of Churches
Hartford, CT
Leveraging the faith community to ensure sustainable access to fresh produce in Hartford, Conn.
$225,006
(2 years)
ID 65324
Convergence Partnership for Healthy Eating and Active Living
To unite funding partners in a collaborative effort to accelerate and support policy and environmental changes that focus on improving the health of people and places.
Other Program Activities
Tides Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Building capacity for regional convergence around environmental and policy changes to support healthy eating and active living
$5,000,000
(5 years)
ID 65018
Cooper Institute
Dallas, TX
Evaluating the reliability and validity of fitness and academic data in the Texas Youth Fitness Study
$476,534
(1 year)
ID 64693
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Portland, OR
Developing and promoting a model congregational wellness policy to help combat childhood obesity in Oregon
$224,967
(2 years)
ID 65322
Elsevier, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study-III supplement to the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA)
$192,000
(9 months)
ID 64284
Fairmount Park Conservancy
Philadelphia, PA
Master plan for the revitalization of Hunting Park to encourage increased physical activity in Philadelphia
$75,000
(8 months)
ID 64582
Ferrazzi Greenlight
Los Angeles, CA
Sponsoring a panel on childhood obesity at the 2008 Big Task Weekend on health and wellness
$50,000
(9 months)
ID 64900
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc.
Hatfield, MA
Merging faith- and community-based advocacy for urban agriculture and affordable, nutritious food in Springfield, Mass.
$186,574
(2 years)
ID 65327
Food Research and Action Center Inc.
Washington, DC
Disseminating program models for after-school and summer nutrition programs to increase physical activity, and generating policy change
$100,000
(1 year)
ID 65392
Food Trust
Philadelphia, PA
Promoting the development of supermarkets in underserved communities in New Jersey: a replication of the Pennsylvania supermarket campaign
$476,182
(4 years)
ID 64282
Guam SDA Ypao Church of the Guam Micronesia Missions
Tamuning, Guam
Guam Sustantia Project: advocating policy change to improve access to nutritious and affordable food and safe places to walk and play
$224,903
(2 years)
ID 65336
Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
Addressing childhood obesity via the faith community in the Western Tidewater area of Virginia
$222,080
(2 years)
ID 65315
Healthy Communities, Inc.
Oakland, CA
Solidifying a faith-based collaborative for healthy food access in Alameda County, Calif.
$224,937
(2 years)
ID 65329
Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
To support investigator-initiated research to identify and assess environmental and policy influences with the greatest potential to improve healthy eating and weight patterns among the nation's children.
Program Sites
University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Tucson, AZ
Analyzing the nature and extent of food advertising during children's programming on Spanish language television
$141,260
(16 months)
ID 65076
Brown University Institute for Community Health Promotion
Providence, RI
Identifying and evaluating food environment changes improving access to affordable healthy foods in low-income communities
$399,910
(2 years)
ID 65054
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Washington, DC
Analyzing food and entertainment companies' policies on food marketing to children
$84,979
(1 year)
ID 65058
University of Chicago, The Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Researching the food environment of YMCA after-school programs on Chicago's South Side
$100,000
(2 years)
ID 65052
Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
Assessing how agricultural policy can be changed to help farmers succeed in producing and distributing healthy food to children and their communities
$200,000
(18 months)
ID 65057
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
Boston, MA
Reviewing current state child care regulations related to healthy eating and developing model healthy eating regulations
$90,919
(1 year)
ID 65067
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Studying the relationship between perceived and objective food environments, dietary intake and weight status in Latino families
$149,514
(18 months)
ID 65089
University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute Inc.
Kansas City, KS
Examining the financial impact of a la carte foods in Kansas public schools
$149,810
(18 months)
ID 65072
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Evaluating nutrition policies and practices in U.S. secondary schools
$94,037
(2 years)
ID 65056
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Minneapolis, MN
Evaluating two meal service strategies for moderating energy intake of preschool-aged children
$149,996
(18 months)
ID 65070
National Bureau of Economic Research Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Analyzing the effects of food prices and food advertising on body composition of children
$265,342
(2 years)
ID 65068
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York, NY
Evaluating the New York City calorie labeling regulation
$76,157
(3 months)
ID 65429
PolicyLink
Oakland, CA
Evaluating the impact of opening a full-service grocery store in a low-income, underserved neighborhood
$200,000
(18 months)
ID 65064
Project for Public Spaces, Inc.
New York, NY
Researching successful strategies and barriers for farmers' markets to serve low-income communities
$99,533
(18 months)
ID 65049
Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA
Examining policy and practice in digital marketing of food and beverages to children
$283,780
(2 years)
ID 65063
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Park, NC
Examining higher- and lower-income household food purchasing behavior and whether it may be responsible for childhood obesity
$299,994
(3 years)
ID 65062
San Francisco State University, College of Health and Human Services
San Francisco, CA
Evaluating the impact of competitive food and beverage policies on body and weight patterns among California children and adolescents
$99,813
(2 years)
ID 65047
University of Southern Maine, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
Portland, ME
Investigating access to affordable healthy foods among rural low-income children in Maine
$150,000
(18 months)
ID 65051
Temple University College of Health Professions
Philadelphia, PA
Assessing an obesity audit tool and determining whether school policies and environments predict relative weight outcomes
$100,000
(2 years)
ID 65050
Tobacco Law Center
St. Paul, MN
Studying and documenting industry self-regulation strengths and weaknesses in addressing food marketing practices that contribute to childhood obesity
$199,985
(2 years)
ID 65069
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Analyzing the financial impact of selling healthy versus unhealthy foods on a small store in a low-income neighborhood
$150,000
(15 months)
ID 65048
Yale University School of Public Health
New Haven, CT
Evaluating the effects of state interventions to combat childhood obesity through decreasing soft drink consumption
$146,237
(18 months)
ID 65053
Developing and testing experimental methods for increasing public support for policies regulating food marketing to children
$381,888
(30 months)
ID 65055
Other Program Activities
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Minneapolis, MN
Technical assistance and direction for Healthy Eating Research
$1,038,565
(1 year)
ID 61113
Multnomah County Health Department
Portland, OR
Evaluating a nutrition information policy in chain restaurants in Multnomah County, Ore.
$149,941
(1 year)
ID 65430
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY
Studying the influence of calorie labeling on the food choices of families and adolescents
$50,000
(1 year)
ID 65634
Seattle-King County Department of Public Health
Seattle, WA
Evaluating the impact of point-of-purchase nutrition information at chain restaurants
$400,000
(2 years)
ID 65233
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Supporting Community Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity
To catalyze and support policy and environmental change projects to promote children's physical activity and healthy eating, especially in lower-income and racial/ethnic communities at greatest risk.
Program Sites
Albuquerque City Council
Albuquerque, NM
Developing and integrating policy outcomes to establish environmental interventions
$45,000
(16 months)
ID 65527
Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Council of Governments
North Charleston, SC
Developing a regional bicycle/pedestrian network to promote physical activity
$45,000
(17 months)
ID 65297
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Inc.
Buffalo, NY
Developing an addendum to the policy document guiding the City of Buffalo's decisions relative to land use and the built environment
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65284
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
Davis, CA
Implementing People on the Move 2009 in Baldwin Park, Calif.
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65614
California State University, Fresno Foundation
Fresno, CA
Developing community leaders to lead advocacy and change initiatives affecting access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65615
Town of Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Increasing active living through physical environment improvements
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65274
Community Health Partnership
Portland, OR
Increasing physical activity in three Oregon communities through effective communications
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65271
East Bay Asian Youth Center
Oakland, CA
Developing a public/private partnership to expand efforts integrating physical activity into daily routines
$45,000
(14 months)
ID 65282
Transforming elementary schools into neighborhood hubs where children and families regularly acquire fresh food and engage in physical activity
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65621
Feet First
Seattle, WA
Using the activity-design-health connection to promote walking and improve the pedestrian environment
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65272
Fitness Council of Jackson
Jackson, MI
Institutionalizing active transportation policy in Jackson, Mich.
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65244
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Chicago, IL
Improving physical activity in low-income communities
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65281
Isanti County
Cambridge, MN
Creating safe biking and walking routes throughout three cities
$45,000
(16 months)
ID 65230
King County Housing Authority
Seattle, WA
Improving policies and systems that support healthy eating and active living in the Seattle/King County area
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65620
Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services
Honolulu, HI
Integrating physical activity into daily living
$39,173
(1 year)
ID 64849
Latino Center for Prevention & Action in Health & Welfare
Santa Ana, CA
Developing partnerships to increase physical activity
$44,995
(14 months)
ID 65287
Logan Square Neighborhood Association
Chicago, IL
Creating interrelated food access and healthy living policy initiatives for underserved populations in the Chicago area
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65613
Louisville Metro Government-Department of Public Health & Wellness
Louisville, KY
Increasing physical activity in low-income neighborhoods
$44,669
(18 months)
ID 65286
Reversing childhood obesity trends through systemwide policy and environmental changes in Louisville, Ky.
$398,618
(4 years)
ID 65617
Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Creating and implementing a business plan to sustain the development, maintenance and promotion of trails in Luzerne County, Pa.
$18,340
(18 months)
ID 65227
City of Orlando
Orlando, FL
Social marketing campaign to brand downtown Orlando as an active living area of the city
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65342
Our Healthy Community Partnership
Omaha, NE
Implementing a management plan and communications strategy for a bicycle loop and establishing a bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65273
PedNet Coalition Inc.
Columbia, MO
Increasing physical activity through a network of pedestrian and bicycle paths
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65269
Identifying specific policy changes that provide low-income families with access to nutritious foods and routine physical activity
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65622
Slavic Village Development
Cleveland, OH
Neighborhood design project to increase physical activity and encourage healthy lifestyles
$45,000
(1 year)
ID 65280
City of Somerville Health Department
Somerville, MA
Improving communication strategies to increase physical activity
$45,000
(1 year)
ID 65357
Implementing a multidisciplinary approach to increasing healthy eating and physical activity in and around Somerville, Mass.
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65623
Stapleton Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities
Denver, CO
Developing programs and policies to increase physical activity
$44,918
(18 months)
ID 65275
Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
Washington, DC
Promoting healthy living among children and their families in the Washington, D.C., area
$400,000
(4 years)
ID 65612
Upper Valley Trails Alliance Inc.
Norwich, VT
Using trails to actively promote, increase opportunities for and remove barriers to physical activity
$45,000
(18 months)
ID 65228
Walk/Bike Nashville
Nashville, TN
Creating a safer and more conducive environment for children and residents of East Nashville to walk and bike
$25,306
(1 year)
ID 65343
WalkSacramento
Sacramento, CA
Developing a sustainable partnership for walking and biking in Sacramento
$45,000
(1 year)
ID 65356
Other Program Activities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, NC
Technical assistance and direction for Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities
$1,130,337
(1 year)
ID 63644
Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural and Minority Medicine
Washington, DC
Developing and implementing a childhood obesity toolkit that provides educational and resource materials for use by national membership organizations
$333,805
(1 year)
ID 65145
Leadership for Healthy Communities: Advancing Policies to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living
To work with elected and appointed officials to create and promote healthier communities.
Program Sites
Council of State Governments
Lexington, KY
Investigating opportunities to foster and support state leadership on youth obesity issues
$300,000
(2 years)
ID 63714
National Organization of Black County Officials, Inc.
Washington, DC
Education, communication and advocacy for healthy eating, living and policy aimed at African-American teenagers
$66,400
(1 year)
ID 63715
Other Program Activities
Global Policy Solutions, L.L.C.
Washington, DC
Technical assistance and direction for RWJF's Leadership for Healthy Communities program
$826,430
(1 year)
ID 63647
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
McGill Health Challenge 2008 Think Tank on childhood obesity and a workshop to develop a research protocol on healthy eating and active living
$35,000
(1 year)
ID 65211
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Surgeons general panel discussion on childhood obesity at the 2008 National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice
$75,979
(6 months)
ID 64804
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national summit on legal preparedness for obesity prevention and control
$50,000
(6 months)
ID 64550
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
Washington, DC
Publishing Healthy Kids, Healthy America grantee profiles of progress
$179,926
(1 year)
ID 65383
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Engaging health care professionals as community advocates for childhood obesity prevention
$74,706
(6 months)
ID 65313
National Policy and Legal Analysis Network for Childhood Obesity Prevention
To support policy innovation and implementation aimed at preventing childhood obesity by empowering advocates, decision-makers and communities with technical assistance and resources.
Other Program Activities
Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA
$3,545,876
(1 year)
ID 62083
National Urban League Inc.
New York, NY
Disseminating and leveraging the findings of the RWJF-funded study of policy and environmental influences on childhood obesity in Washington's Ward 8
$51,219
(6 months)
ID 64795
New Jersey Addresses Childhood Obesity
To support a four-year major initiative to seed community and state partnerships to prevent childhood obesity in New Jersey.
Other Program Activities
Communications Project
Multiple Contractors
Providing strategic consultation to RWJF's New Jersey Addresses Childhood Obesity program
$225,000
(1 year)
ID 65099
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
New Jersey childhood obesity study
$1,683,000
(30 months)
ID 64253
New York City Coalition Against Hunger
New York, NY
Interfaith Voices Against Hunger program advocating to end childhood obesity
$224,629
(2 years)
ID 65325
OMG Center for Collaborative Learning
Philadelphia, PA
Providing consulting services to RWJF to plan and host Thought Leaders Forums on childhood obesity
$374,883
(2 years)
ID 65526
100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Planning for 100 Black Men of America's childhood obesity policy/advocacy intervention
$100,000
(3 months)
ID 63916
Philadelphia Flying Phoenix Association
Wynnewood, PA
Expanding the Healthy Dragons boat racing program to educate Philadelphia middle school students about the value of healthy eating and active living
$49,450
(3 years)
ID 64562
PolicyLink
Oakland, CA
Workshops on preventing childhood obesity at PolicyLink's Regional Equity '08 Summit
$50,000
(4 months)
ID 63953
Praxis Project, Inc.
Washington, DC
Planning for a community-based advocacy program to prevent childhood obesity in high-risk communities
$249,659
(3 months)
ID 64022
Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA
Support for the 2009 California Childhood Obesity Conference
$50,000
(18 months)
ID 64563
Raben Group, LLC
Washington, DC
Consulting services for a meeting on issues and implications of screening, surveillance and reporting of children's body mass index (BMI): supplement
$20,800
(3 months)
ID 63775
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
To develop the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity as the nation's leading resource for best policies and practices to reverse the epidemic. This authorization will support the center's efforts to: synthesize the evidence; provide expertise and resources to organizations, policy-makers and communities working to prevent childhood obesity; and provide leadership and coordination to fuel a national movement to reverse the epidemic by 2015.
Other Program Activities
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Little Rock, AR
Technical assistance and direction for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
$6,449,111
(1 year)
ID 64565
Planning for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
$75,000
(3 months)
ID 64588
Rosedale Development Association, Inc.
Kansas City, KS
Promoting environmental and policy changes to provide access to physical activity and healthy food for children in Rosedale, Kan.
$225,000
(2 years)
ID 65321
St. Galilee Outreach Ministry, Inc.
Sparta, GA
Improving the availability of affordable healthy food and access to safe places to play for children in Georgia
$225,000
(2 years)
ID 65320
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
Fred Rogers Fellows program: providing young people with the opportunity to create high-quality screen media with a child-health focus
$50,000
(1 year)
ID 65646
Salud America! The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children
To stimulate and support investigator-initiated research and build a field of researchers focused on preventing obesity among Latino children.
Other Program Activities
Systems Research and Applications Corporation
Fairfax, VA
Administrative support services for Salud America!
$199,664
(10 months)
ID 64755
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Technical assistance and direction for Salud America!
$567,245
(1 year)
ID 64756
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Support for the U.S-based International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods organized by the National Cancer Institute and Active Living Research
$100,000
(14 months)
ID 64367
San Diego State University Research Foundation
San Diego, CA
Training faith and community leaders to assess the built environment and advocate activity-friendly improvements
$221,528
(2 years)
ID 65337
Save the Children Federation, Inc.
Washington, DC
Planning the framework for an advocacy campaign to prevent childhood obesity in rural communities
$96,386
(3 months)
ID 64057
Schenectady Inner City Ministry
Schenectady, NY
Safe Parks & Edible Playgrounds: a faith-based effort to advance community policies and environmental changes
$222,000
(2 years)
ID 65316
Smith & Associates
Madison, MS
Providing strategic consultation to RWJF's Faith-based Advocacy: Galvanizing Communities to End Childhood Obesity grantees
$153,272
(25 months)
ID 65182
Statewide Evaluations of Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies
To build the evidence base to prevent childhood obesity by evaluating state-level policies that might affect children's access to healthy foods and opportunities for physical activity.
Other Program Activities
Center for Mississippi Health Policy
Jackson, MS
Evaluating the impact of the Mississippi Healthy Students Act on childhood obesity
$1,999,995
(5 years)
ID 64636
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York, NY
Evaluating New York state early childhood obesity prevention programs
$2,050,314
(5 years)
ID 64633
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Research Foundation
College Station, TX
Collaborative evaluation of Texas Safe Routes to School and increased healthy food access for WIC clients
$1,001,956
(5 years)
ID 64634
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
Collaborative evaluation of Texas Safe Routes to School and increased healthy food access for WIC clients
$997,984
(5 years)
ID 64635
Texas Health Institute
Austin, TX
Support for the second annual Southern Obesity Summit
$149,847
(9 months)
ID 64476
Texas Impact Education Fund
Austin, TX
Advocacy by the Interfaith Obesity Prevention Effort of Texas for a statewide agenda for children
$225,000
(2 years)
ID 65317
United Way of Greater St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Supporting Healthy Youth Partnership's expansion of integrated programs for healthier children in St. Louis and the Metro East region
$50,000
(1 year)
ID 63742
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Creating a faith-based campaign in Middle Tennessee to increase low-income residents' access to full-service grocery stores
$224,994
(2 years)
ID 65332
Virtual Media Resources, Inc.
Natick, MA
Developing a monitoring, research and communication effort to address the role of food and beverage marketing in childhood and youth obesity
$396,250
(7 months)
ID 64153
Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
New Haven, CT
Planning for assessing the full impact of food marketing on children, especially those in vulnerable populations
$389,795
(7 months)
ID 61216
Strategic research and communications on food-marketing policies and practices directed at youth
$6,412,740
(3 years)
ID 65013
YMCA of the USA
Chicago, IL
Support for the YMCA's Pioneering Healthier Communities local and state policy-change initiative around childhood obesity
$6,821,364
(5 years)
ID 64981
Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!)
Raleigh, NC
Involving faith-based youth groups in policies to create environmental changes to improve nutrition and fitness in North Carolina
$223,752
(2 years)
ID 65319