Improving Health by Informing Environmental & Policy Change  

"Sarah E. Samuels, Founder and President, passed away on March 29, 2012. We will miss our leader, mentor and friend."  From the team...

 

Reports and Policy Briefs (click on name to download a PDF file)

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LATEST REPORTS

FINAL_LAUSDPE_Policy_Report_Oct2011_9

Physical Education Is A Right: The Los Angeles Unified School District Case Study

Nevarez_9

Salud Tiene Sabor: Creating Healthy Eating Environments for Latino Familes

OlmstedReport-SAfinal_9

Olmsted County Public Health Services Statewide Health Improvemnt Program

Engaging_Youth_9

Engaging Youth in Improving Their Food and Physical Activity Environments

HEAC_CCROPP_Executive_Summary_9

HEAC CCROPP Executive Summary

HEAC_CCROPP_Final_Report_2010_9

HEAC CCROPP Final Report 2010

HEAC_Neighborhood_Environment_Brief9

HEAC Neighborhood Environment Brief

Food_Marketing_Brief9

Food Marketing Brief

Crime_Obesity_Prevention_Brief9

Crime Obesity Prevention Brief

Pouring_on_the_Pounds_Report9

Pouring On The Pounds Evaluation Report

ImplementationofCaliforniaStateSchoolCompetitiveFoodandBeverageStandards9

Implementation of California State School Competitive Food and Beverage Standards

4146_approach_measure_extent9

Approaches to Measuring the Extent and Impact of Environmental Change in Three California Community-Level Obesity Prevention Initiatives

4146_central_ca_regional_obesity_prev_program9

The Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program: Changing Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments in California's Heartland

4146_lessons_learned_evaluations9

Lessons Learned from Evaluations of California's Statewide School Nutrition Standards

4146_tce_heac_program_midpoint9

The California Endowment's Healthy Eating, Active Communities Program: A Midpoint Review

HEAC_CCROPP_Policymaker_Survey073010_9

Overview of Main Findings HEAC and CCROPP Policymaker Survey

JADA_FoodBEAMS_9

Food and Beverage Environment Analysis and Monitoring System: A Reliability Study in the School Food and Beverage Environment

HEAC_CCROPP_synthesissummary_5_9

Healthy Eating, Active Communities and Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program

CCROPP_Increasing_ACCESS_FINAL_9

Increasing Access to Healthy Food in the Central Valley through Farmers Markets and Produce Stands

CCROPP_Community_Resident_Survey_Key_Findings_9

Summary of Key Findings from the CCROPP Community Resident Survey

Samuels_Associates_Comments_on_Childhood_Obesity_9

Task Force on Childhood Obesity: Response to Federal Register Request for Comments

HEAC_CCROPP_EngagingCommunities.Updated5

Engaging Communities in Changing Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments, November 2009

PHH16_2_E17-E28

Local Public Health Departments in California: Changing Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments for Obesity Prevention

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Adolescent Obesity: Towards Evidence-Based Policy and Environmental Solutions, Journal of Adolescent Health, September 2009

HEACEvalFINAL

Healthy Eating, Active Communities: Phase 1 Evaluation Findings, 2005-2008 - Final Report

HEAC_Phase1_Evaluation_ExecutiveSum

Healthy Eating, Active Communities: Phase 1 Evaluation Findings, 2005-2008 - Executive Summary

CCROPP_Report_Final_052909

Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program (CCROPP) Phase I Evaluation Report

CCROPP_Exec_Summary

Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program (CCROPP) Phase I Evaluation Report: Executive Summary

Food_Beverage_Vending

Food and Beverage Vending Environment in Health Care Facilities article, Pediatrics, June 2009

Healthcare_Providers

Health Providers' Perceived Role in Changing Environments article, Pediatrics, June 2009

CommunityIndicators_memo

Community Indicators of Prevention and Wellness memo

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The Impact of Competitive Food and Beverage Standards memo

JournalofAdolescentHealth0309

To What Extent Have High Schools in California Been Able to Implement State Policy Standards, June 2009

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Promoting Healthier After School Environments: Opportunities and Challenges brief

OBESITY AND DIABETES PREVENTION

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Selling Obesity: Beverage Vending Machines in California High Schools

An Early Warning Sign: Diabetes Deaths in California Legistrative Districts Report

2Growing

Child Overweight Rates on the Rise in California Assembly Districts

3Competitiveve

Competitive School Foods Policy Brief

4Dollars

Dollars and Sense: The Financial Impact of Selling Healthier School Foods

5ECOP

Early Childhood Obesity Prevention: Strategic Plan 2008-2013

6Failing

Failing Fitness

7fbimpac

Food and Beverage Industry Marketing Pratices Aimed at Children

8fmbchscs2006

Food and Beverage Marketing on California High School Campuses: Findings and Recommendations

9Improving

Improving School Food Environments Through District-Level Policies

10CCPHA

Overweight and Unfit Children in California Assembly Districts

11Overweight

Overweight and Unfit Children in California Senate Districts

12preventing

Preventing Overweight in Children from Birth to Five Years Old

13NPA

Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Health Care Settings

15Key

Key Lessons: From California Schools Working to Change School Food Environments

OTHER HEALTH AREAS

22SCAD

Strengthening Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease

WOMEN

24Listening

Listening to Emerging Women's Health Leaders in California: The Second Year

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