Overweight and Obesity
Healthy Living
Physical Activity and Good Nutrition
Studies examining (1) neighborhood influences and (2) barriers and facilitators related to being physically active and eating fruits and vegetables among Latinos, African Americans, and other racial/ethnic minority groups throughout Minnesota.
Contact: Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH (Deborah_Cohen@rand.org) or Stephanie Taylor, PhD (Stephanie_Taylor@rand.org)Community Health Initiative
A five-year evaluation of Kaiser-Permanente's Healthy Eating Active Living community health initiative to create communities with access to affordable, healthy foods and active lifestyles and thus counter the growing trend in overweight and obesity and associated chronic diseases.
Contact: Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH (Deborah_Cohen@rand.org)Project SNaX: A Healthy Living Study
In collaboration with Los Angeles Unified School District and key community stakeholders, a study to design and pilot test an intervention aimed at promoting healthy eating and physical activity among an ethnically diverse sample of middle school youth.
Contact: Laura Bogart, PhD (Laura_Bogart@rand.org) or Mark Schuster, MD, PhD (Mark_Schuster@rand.org)
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