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The Future of Healthy Eating Research
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change (PSE) strategies are critical tools in the battle for good health in adults and children.
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How to Improve Physical Activity and Health for All Children and Families
Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) investigators examine physical activity across built environments, parks and recreation, schools, and rural areas—all through an equity lens.
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The Colorado Health Foundation’s HEAL Evolution
Learning to listen to community members was a critical step on the road to food security and good health for all Coloradans. Part of the Summer 2019 issue's Healthy Eating, Active Living supplement.
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How Market Forces Could Improve How We Eat
Health advocates and the food and beverage industries have traditionally clashed over issues of public policy. Warning labels might help the two find common ground.
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The Power of Business to Change Food Culture for the Better
The key to getting people to adopt healthier eating habits may lie in leveraging the power of the private sector. Part of a sponsored supplement from the Summer 2019 issue.
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Political Power as a Tool to Improve the Health of All Americans
Healthier Colorado is that state’s largest health-advocacy organization. By supporting fundamental policy shifts and engaging actors at all levels of policymaking, they are helping create lasting change for Coloradans.
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Evaluate, Invest in Advocacy, and Shrink the Change
Troubling health trends in Howard County, Maryland, inspired the Horizon Foundation—a local health-focused philanthropy—to adopt a HEAL framework. Here’s what they learned along the way.
Civic Engagement
Funders Can Bolster Democracy by Supporting Census Tech
Local governments and philanthropy are missing out on one of the biggest opportunities to positively affect the census: supporting the application of modern technology to increase the chances of a more complete count.
Measurement & Evaluation
The Road Ahead for Client Feedback
Social sector leaders say they are dedicating more resources to gathering client and community feedback, but implementation barriers remain. The authors suggest three solutions to overcome them. Part of a series produced for SSIR with the support of the Hewlett Foundation.
Cities
Communities Need Neighborhood Trusts
The current approach to community revitalization has helped arrest and even reverse the degradation of American neighborhoods. But it cannot solve the problem without local ownership and control of assets and the decommodification of property.