2012-05-10T18:02:53Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/c/cohen_deborah.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/03/07/UPI.html 2007-03-07T12:00:00Z 2007-03-07T12:00:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Marketing is Making Us Fat, in United Press International.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/02/21/WP.html 2007-02-21T12:00:00Z 2007-02-21T12:00:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: A Desired Epidemic: Obesity and the Food Industry, in Washingtonpost.com.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/01/07/PPG.html 2007-01-07T12:00:00Z 2007-01-07T12:00:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Flooded with Food, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR357.html 2006-01-30T06:33:00Z 2006-01-30T06:33:00Z

Investigates how parks promote physical activity for individuals and how well parks serve the surrounding community.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070114.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mismatches between alcohol demand and supply of liquor stores in urban neighborhoods constitute an injustice for minorities and lower-income persons.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR310.html 2005-11-12T12:11:00Z 2005-11-12T12:11:00Z

Since the mission of public health is to assure conditions in which people can be healthy, every effort should be made to use knowledge of what constitutes a healthy neighborhood in order to create a healthier New Orleans.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1323.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Characterizes the density of liquor stores and bars that individuals face according to race, economic status, and age in the urban United States and finds mismatches between alcohol demand and the supply of liquor stores.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000149.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Physical activity is declining and sedentary behavior is increasing among adolescent girls but neighborhood and transportation characteristics do not seem to be the reason.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070308.html 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

Parks provide places for people to experience nature, engage in physical activity, and relax. The authors studied how residents in low-income, minority communities use neighborhood parks and how parks contribute to physical activity.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080314.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between alcohol availability types and community characteristics in randomly selected census tracts in Southern California and Southeastern Louisiana.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081113.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assesses the relationship between alcohol availability and consumption in Los Angeles county and southern Louisiana, U.S.A. Alcohol outlet density was associated with the quantity of consumption among drinkers in Louisiana but not in Los Angeles

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080601.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certain environmental features may set the stage for neighborhood social interactions, serving as a foundation for underlying health and well-being.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080115.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Living closer to a rail-trail is positively associated with active transportation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071118.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alcohol and food items can compromise or contribute to health, depending on the quantity and frequency with which they are consumed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080019.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This paper evaluates the impact of the 1992 Civil Unrest in Los Angeles (which followed the Rodney King incident), in which many alcohol outlets were damaged leading to a decrease in alcohol outlet density, on crime.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20060201.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Social determinants have been identified as a fundamental cause of health and disease in most industrialized countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050819.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jail-based and emergency room-based STD screenings hold significant promise as settings for routine STD screening.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030806.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Routine screening for gonorrhea and Chlamydia infection should be considered in HIV clinics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030410.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The United States has the highest prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in the developed world.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070307.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Opportunities for participation in high school extracurricular sports are limited. Future studies should test whether increased opportunities will increase physical activity and impact the increasing overweight problem in youths.