Why Neighborhoods—and the Policies that Shape Them—Matter
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released a blog post featuring a discussion of the Child Opportunity Index. This post explores why policies that...
New! 2018 School Health Profiles
The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is conducted every even year by surveying school principals and lead health educators. Data collected from the Profiles survey...
Social-Emotional Learning Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted an environmental scan to identify existing resources that support implementation of social and emotional learning (SEL)...
Making Time for School Lunch
Schools can help teach students the importance of eating healthier by making eating healthy fun and easy to do. CDC’s new research briefs on...
Faith–Health Collaboration to Improve Community and Population Health: Proceedings of a Workshop
Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine held a workshop that explored challenges and opportunities for health sector actors that engage with...
School Success: An Opportunity for Population Health: Proceedings of a Workshop
Recognizing the bidirectional relationship between health and educational success, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Population Health Improvement held a...
Roundtable Report: A Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts
The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, held a public workshop...
Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic
The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a one-day public workshop that examined the...
American Fitness Index
The American Fitness Index, published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Anthem Foundation, was released this week. The ACSM/Anthem Fitness Index...
Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes
Millions of Americans use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Young people
especially, age 17 and under, have quickly taken up their use: Substantially
more young people use e-cigarettes...
