Active Living Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, contributes to the prevention of childhood obesity in low-income and high-risk racial/ethnic communities by supporting research to examine how environments and policies influence active living for children and their families.
| We are helping to develop a new transdisciplinary field of active living researchers. | |
| We manage grants to help build the evidence base. | |
| We have a resource center of literature citations and active living news. |
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2011
Preliminary agenda is posted. Conference registration will open in mid-October.
Walking and Bicycling for Healthy Cities
An ALR hosted presentation by 'Car-free' John Pucher, PhD comparing walking and biking levels in the US and abroad.Open Call for Proposals
The 2010-2011 Rapid-Response Round 3 grant opportunity is now open.ALR Policy and Practice Impact Stories
See examples of ALR-related policy and practice impacts, including ALR's input to the White House Childhood Obesity Task Force report, that demonstrate the important role that scientific evidence plays in influencing policy-making, practice, and advocacy.Related News
Frequent updates regarding news, publications, funding opportunities, job announcements, and events from related organizations in the field of active living.
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