Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap is a nationally recognized research program. Our goal is to improve the understanding of how policies and environmental factors affect diet, physical activity and obesity among youth, as well as youth tobacco use.
What We Do
- Identify the policy and environmental factors that have the greatest impact on diet, physical activity, obesity and tobacco use among youth.
- Track trends and changes in these factors over time at the state, community and school levels.
- Disseminate findings to help advance solutions for reversing the childhood obesity epidemic and preventing young people from smoking.
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Report Shows School District Wellness Policies Fail to Provide Strong Guidelines
School District Wellness Policies: Evaluating Progress and Potential for Improving Children's Health Three Years After the Federal Mandate examines latest data on district policies from the 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 school years.
August 2010 Report
School District Wellness Policies: Evaluating Progress and Potential for Improving Children's Health Three Years After the Federal Mandate.