Research and Reports: All
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Adults gain substantial health benefits from two and a half hours a week of moderate aerobic physical activity, and children benefit from an hour or more of physical activity a day, according to the...
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The Child Well-Being Index (CWI), published by the Foundation for Child Development, is an annual comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States. It is based on a composite of...
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In order to promote inclusion of youth and young adults with disabilities into community health promotion programs, this site has provided strategies for adapting evidence-based obesity prevention...
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Although bicycling can be a safe past time, it is not without danger. In 2008, it was reported that over 52,000 bicyclists were injured while riding their bicycles. This includes both adults and...
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This new paper reviews some of the most recent research on what makes an effective youth development program, and seeks to guide decision-makers on where to invest limited resources. It highlights...
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As organized youth sport programs continue to proliferate and become more sophisticated, a need has arisen to help guide the development of such programs and the evaluation of their effectiveness....
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Accessible Golf Program Grants, administered by the National Alliance for Accessible Golf, support nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions in their efforts to...
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In 2009, consultants Liz O’Connor and Kathleen Traphagen were hired to develop an initial Results Framework. They designed a project approach that integrated research and stakeholder interviews with...
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Active Living Research (ALR) supports research projects that identify environmental factors and policies that increase physical activity and decrease the prevalence of childhood obesity. Also, ALR...
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This policy brief, from Active Living Research, highlights recent research on the positive health effects of increasing proximity to parks and recreational programs. The brief also includes a set of...
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The Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law has published a special issue, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, featuring articles on the impact of biking, trails, land-use policy, school...
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Providence, Rode Island, has a citywide after-school effort known as the AfterZone. With funding from the Wallace Foundation, Public/Private Ventures (PPV) implemented a rigorous evaluation of this...
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Modern life has led to a decrease in activity among our nation’s kids for a variety of reasons – electronic media usage, concerns about neighborhood safety, increasingly busy lives,...
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This brief discusses diet, exercise, body image, and weight and also provides information for practitioners on how to measure these factors among youth in their program.
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A systematic review, recently carried out by a team at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, has analyzed existing studies and the findings show numerous benefits to both mental and...
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Public/Private Ventures recently launched a multiyear study to understand the role that Boys...
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This article, from the National Center for Youth Law, cites a wealth of research on the mental and physical outcomes of foster children in the U.S., and highlights the role that extracurricular...
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The guide, created by the Safe Routes to School National Partnership (supported by funding from the CDC), is a resource for educational practitioners, policy makers, government employees, parents,...
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The Boston Youth Sports Initiative collaborated with Wheelock College on a scan of youth sports in the city of Boston. The scan gives us a snap-shot of all of the youth sports opportunities...
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This National Collaboration for Youth agenda for the 112th Congress summarizes policy and funding recommendations in child welfare, education, health and strengthening families. Released on the same...
