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The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is designed to encourage active and safe transportation for children to school. This report examines the potential broader impact of these programs on communities within 0.5 mile (0.8 km) of schools. Results suggest that SRTS projects in urban areas can improve the walking and bicycling environment for adults as well as for children, the target users. Investment in SRTS can contribute to increased physical activity among children and adults.

The Center for a Livable Future, at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, hosts a directory of food policy resources. Users can sort by topic, document type, and other relevant variables.

This pilot study was conducted to explore the associations between stressors related to homelessness and modifiable health risk factors (poor diet, insufficient physical activity, and overweight/obesity) and to provide direction for future research. Participants (N = 57) were homeless adults enrolled in a smoking cessation program. Analyses were conducted to characterize the sample as well as the relations between relevant stressors (discrimination, chronic stress, and fear and mistrust) and health risk factors. Inadequate daily consumption of fruits, vegetables, and fiber was common. High-fat diet and insufficient physical activity were also prevalent, and the majority of participants were overweight/obese. Participants commonly endorsed discrimination, fear of victimization, mistrust of others, and several other stressors. Greater endorsement of stressors was associated with a high-fat diet. Results suggest that lifestyle interventions and policy changes may be warranted in homeless shelters to attenuate the potential effects of stressors on high-fat dietary consumption among smokers.

CX3 is a powerful tool that captures and communicates neighborhood-level data to promote healthier communities. This site provides tools for collecting and measuring food quality, availability and affordability in low-income communities. Armed with these data, health and nutrition advocates around the state are engaging and inspiring community members and partners to pursue healthy food. CX3 is a project of the Nutrition Education Obesity Prevention Branch (NEOPB) in partnership with local health departments.

This collection includes eight articles written by CPPW awardees that focus on implementation or evaluation of healthy retail initiatives. The collection is supported by a commentary.