Stay connected with Salud al Pasito!, a student led initiative of the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio that promotes walking events, and educates to community on chronic disease ...
Read MoreThe story of the Green is Go project as told by Saludable Omaha, on their website that contains many other stories and resources about what their youth are doing to encourage healthy ...
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This toolkit, developed by faculty from UCLA Berkeley, provides examples of what parklets can look like. Case studies from seven cities and projects in the development phase are also discussed. Challenges, successes, implementation, and maintenance of parklets are ...
Read MoreFive Borough Farm outlines a plan of action to grow urban agriculture in all five boroughs, including strategies to more thoroughly integrate farms and gardens into the cityscape, and programs, policies, and practices that include urban agriculture in the day-to-day decision-making of a broad range of City agencies. ...
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Learn what residents in Seattle are doing to make their community more livable, walkable, and bikeable. Find out about the latest developments in the Rainer Valley Greenways Project, learn when committees meet, and view illustrations of ideas discussed at ...
Read MoreThis Report Card on Food Marketing Policies from 2010 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest gives companies a letter grade of A-F, based on the type of guidelines and practices in place on food marketing to children. In particular, this report looks at the types of practices and policies that companies have adopted but not at whether or not they have followed through with the self ...
Read MoreFood and beverage advertisements viewed by children decreased 5% in 2011. Still, on average children continue to be exposed to 13 junk food ads per day. Despite self regulation efforts that exist through the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), this report demonstrate that CFBAI has had modest effects in controlling the amount of junk food TV advertisements viewed by children. Meanwhile, candy advertisements aimed at adolescents increased from 2009 to 2011 by 15%. ...
Read MoreThis report published by the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, describes the public's support for policies to support the protection of children, while they browse the Internet. The report found that 21% children ages 5-8 and 29% of children ages 9-12, own Wi-Fi enabled devices, which indicates that children are at a greater risk of being susceptible to deceptive practices. ...
Read MoreThis 2013 Report from the Hudson Institute explains how businesses have profited from providing lower-calorie options to customers. After examining 21 top chain restaurants, the results clearly demonstrate that between 2006 and 2011 lower-calorie foods and beverages not only helped business, but were the key growth factor for the restaurants ...
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