NCCOR, JPB Foundation form alliance to support Measures Registry

June 3, 2015

Through a two-year grant from The JPB Foundation, the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) will strengthen its landmark Measures Registry by creating user guides for researchers. With more than 1,000 measures in the Measures Registry, the new guides...

Influence of school architecture and design on healthy eating: Key findings from systematic review

June 2, 2015

With up to 50 percent of students’ daily energy intake occurring in the school building, schools are often the focus of targeted efforts to combat childhood obesity. Recent evidence has shown that although school-based nutrition education programs may contribute to...

NCCOR’s 2014 Annual Report highlights new frontiers in childhood obesity

April 7, 2015

In 2014, NCCOR made strides in exploring new frontiers in childhood obesity. NCCOR’s recently released Annual Report 2014 explores three emerging and important childhood obesity research topics at the center of these efforts: healthy food incentives; lessons learned from global...

Registration now open for Active Living Research’s Annual Conference

November 21, 2014

Registration is now open for the Active Living Research (ALR) 2015 Annual Conference. The theme of the 2015 conference, “The Science of Policy Implementation,” explores the process of taking findings from the research field of active living and using them...

CDC report shows progress in school health practices

August 28, 2013

By Allie Bidwell Over the last several years, more schools nationwide have begun implementing nutrition and health policies and requiring physical education programs, according to a report released Aug. 26 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC reported that...

Most kids don’t get enough PE, says study

July 10, 2012

July 10, 2012, CNN Most schools in the United States are not offering children the suggested amount of physical education, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Bryan McCullick, a kinesiology professor at the University of Georgia, examined...

New brief summarizes research on physical activity in after-school programs

July 2, 2012

Nearly one in three young people in the United States are overweight or obese and lack of physical activity contributes to the epidemic. Leading public health officials recognize after-school programs as an important setting for promoting physical activity and preventing...