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 ...
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Five 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 ...
Read MoreThe webpage the Child Nutrition Services for PSUSD. On this site, you can find menus, information about nutrition programs, the district's wellness policy, and other helpful ...
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The Partners for Active Living (PAL) group works to bring healthy changes to the community of Spartanburg County in South Carolina. PAL believes that the relationship between physical activity and the built environment is key to improving the health of Spartanburg. Therefore, this organization focuses their efforts on developing policies which support walking and biking opportunities for the citizens of Spartanburg. PAL also sits on Spartanburg's childhood obesity taskforce, which consists of city officials, county officials, school officials, local non-profits, and philanthropic ...
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