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| Title | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
Study Shows Overwhelming Parent Support for Healthier Schools Survey for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation finds most parents willing to help schools improve food offerings and increase physical activity. | News releases | 10/28/2009 |
Poll Shows Strong Parent Support for Healthier Schools The survey signals the breadth of parents' support for changes to make schools healthier places, and their willingness to help make changes happen. | Stories and articles | 10/28/2009 |
Friends of the Children Founder Wins Purpose Prize Duncan Campbell, founder of Friends of the Children and RWJF grantee, was awarded a 2009 Purpose Prize, which honors social entrepreneurs over 60 who are using their experience and passion to take on society's biggest challenges. | News releases | 10/26/2009 |
Closing the Schools: Lessons From the 1918-19 U.S. Influenza Pandemic Ninety-one years later, the evidence shows that there are positive and negative ways to do it. Published In: Health Affairs (Web Exclusive) | Journal articles | 09/29/2009 |
New Evidence Strengthens Case for Increasing School-based Physical Activity Kids who are active and fit tend to perform better in the classroom. | Issue and policy briefs, Reports | 09/25/2009 |
Senate Bill 42: Implementation and Impact on Physical Activity in Middle Schools Texas Senate Bill 42 (SB42), enacted in 2005, directed the state's middle schools to strengthen institutional responsibility for the health of their students. This study assessed whether a representative sample of middles schools were adhering to SB42. Published In: Journal of Adolescent Health (Supplement) | Journal articles | 09/08/2009 |
School Physical Activity Environment Related to Student Obesity and Activity The Institute of Medicine recommends that children expend 50 percent of their daily energy while in school. This study investigated associations between physical education requirements, physical activity, and body weight using a nationally representative sample of... Published In: Journal of Adolescent Health (Supplement) | Journal articles | 09/04/2009 |
Impact of School District Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Policies on Student Beverage Exposure and Consumption in Middle Schools This study, part of a supplement presenting a series of obesity-related studies, found that students in Washington state school districts with more precise regulations of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumed less SSBs. Published In: Journal of Adolescent Health (Supplement) | Journal articles | 09/04/2009 |
The School Food Environment and Student Body Mass Index and Food Consumption The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invests in research aimed at halting the rise in childhood obesity. This article examined whether changes in the availability of unhealthy foods accompanied important school health initiatives from 2004-2007. Published In: Journal of Adolescent Health (Supplement) | Journal articles | 09/04/2009 |
The Role of Culture in the Context of School-Based BMI Screening Multiple studies have shown that parents of overweight or obese children often fail to correctly perceive their children as overweight. In this article, possible reasons for, and implications of, this misperception of child weight... Published In: Pediatrics (Supplement) | Journal articles | 09/01/2009 |
