FOundation LIterature Online
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Welcome to FOLIO (FOundation LIterature Online), an online digital repository of foundation-sponsored research reports and publications covering the full scope of philanthropic activity. FOLIO, a project of the Foundation Center and the IU Indianapolis University Library’s Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, preserves and makes accessible material indexed in the Foundation Center’s PubHub.
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Item Availability of Competitive Foods and Beverages: New Findings From U.S. Elementary Schools(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010-06)Highlights findings on the types of food and beverages sold in elementary schools outside of subsidized meal programs in 2007-08, the absence of school guidelines despite federal requirements, and benefits to schools offering healthy alternatives.Item Balance: 2008 Mid-Year Report: A Report on State Action to Promote Nutrition, Increase Physical Activity and Prevent Obesity(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009-03) Robert Wood Johnson FoundationReviews state legislative efforts in January-June 2008 to prevent obesity by increasing access to nutritious foods and opportunities for safe physical activity for children and communities and by tightening restrictions on the food and beverage industry.Item Balance: End of Year 2007 Report: A Report on State Action to Promote Nutrition, Increase Physical Activity and Prevent Obesity(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008-05) Dixon, Lee; Henze, CathrynDescribes state policy actions in 2007 to improve food security as well as food and physical activity environments — through restrictions, requirements, and taxes — and to broaden obesity-related insurance coverage. Discusses industry trends.Item Community Design for Healthy Eating: How Land Use and Transportation Solutions Can Help(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2006) McCann, BarbaraExamines how the built environment — land use and lack of grocery stores, poor transportation systems, and sprawling development — limits access to healthy foods in low-income, inner-city neighborhoods. Profiles efforts to improve food access.Item Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: An Environment at Odds With Good Health(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011-04)Synthesizes research about the effectiveness of industry self-regulatory marketing practices promoting "better-for-you" foods and beverages to children and adolescents. Examines types of media used for unhealthy food marketing and race/ethnicity targeted.Item Food and Beverage Marketing to Children and Adolescents: What Changes Are Needed to Promote Healthy Eating Habits?(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008-11)Provides an overview of research on media use by children and youth, the channels and marketing techniques food and beverage companies use to market to them, and the influence on their diets. Outlines recommendations for improving marketing regulations.Item Food Insecurity and Obesity Among Children and Families: Is There a Relationship?(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010-05) Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSynthesizes research on the links between food insecurity, which disproportionately affects low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations at high risk for obesity, and weight status. Highlights need for more research on causality and other factors.Item Improving Access to Healthy Foods: A Guide for Policy-Makers(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2007-11)Outlines how state and local policies on land use, planning, and community and economic development, as well as programs in schools and government institutions, can help in producing, marketing, and increasing access to affordable healthy food.Item The Links Between the Neighborhood Food Environment and Childhood Nutrition(Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2007-11) Mikkelsen, Leslie; Chehimi, SanaIdentifies key studies on the availability of, and residents' access to, healthy foods and how they influence the choices of low-income children and their families. Discusses efforts to bring about improvements and new research and policy priorities.Item Ranking the Risks: The 10 Pathogen-Food Combinations With the Greatest Burden on Public Health(Emerging Pathogens Institute at University of Florida, 2011-04) Morris, J. Glenn Jr.; Hoffmann, Sandra; Batz, B.Examines food-borne pathogens with the highest disease burdens and the top ten foods most commonly contaminated by them, such as salmonella in poultry, toxoplasma in pork, and listeria in deli meats. Makes policy recommendations for improving prevention.