2013-05-08T23:18:47Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/d/dubowitz_tamara.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080509.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among low-income U.S. and foreign-born women, neighborhood composition was associated with fruit and vegetable intake levels, above and beyond individual-level characteristics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071046.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Limited research has examined the association of diet with immigrant status, adjusting for multiple socio-demographic and contextual influences.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070919.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Dular strategy is a unique nutrition initiative initiated by UNICEF India in collaboration with the states of Bihar and Jharkhand.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071053.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Multiple aspects of social context may influence leisure-time physical activity levels and weight status in multiethnic, working-class populations

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9375.html 2008-08-11T12:18:00Z 2008-08-11T12:18:00Z

This fact sheet summarizes a study examining the variation of the intake of fruits and vegetables for blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, in addition to the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and this intake.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070406.html 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z

This research sought to understand physical and economic access to food, from both individual and community perspectives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9537.html 2010-06-23T09:50:00Z 2010-06-23T09:50:00Z

Summarizes results of RAND's evaluation of the progress and impact of Arkansas' antismoking and health programs established with its share of tobacco settlement funds.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100115.html 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

Living in a lower SES neighborhood is associated with greater biological wear and tear.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9632.html 2011-12-05T13:15:00Z 2011-12-05T13:15:00Z

Many Pittsburgh residents in the communities around Frick Park are interested in environmental issues and education, and some use the park. However, awareness of the park and its Environmental Center could be improved, and barriers to use addressed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070714.html 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z

The authors provide both a theoretical and empirical analysis of the relation between administrative and survey data.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100126.html 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z

Racial/ethnic differences influence the way that neighborhood socioeconomic status affects health behaviors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100147.html 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Large local health departments could better inform planning and investments by using geographic information systems to align community needs and health outcomes with public health programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR834.html 2010-06-17T12:31:00Z 2010-06-17T12:31:00Z

Updates RAND's evaluation of the antismoking and health programs established by the state of Arkansas with its share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1146.html 2011-10-19T09:00:00Z 2011-10-19T09:00:00Z

Using geographic information system (GIS) technology to enhance provision of services by local health departments by enabling them to visually compare where health services are needed with where they are provided.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9508.html 2011-08-03T10:30:00Z 2011-08-03T10:30:00Z

Summarizes key RAND studies on the causes of obesity, its economic and health consequences, and potential strategies for prevention, including work on health care costs, junk food, food deserts, school meals, and proximity of parks.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/07/27/GWP.html 2012-07-27T13:30:00Z 2012-07-27T13:30:00Z

We will be more successful at stemming the growing tide of obesity and improving our own health if everyone accepts their share of responsibility for the obesity epidemic, write Chloe E. Bird and Tamara Dubowitz.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091203.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women are more likely than men to suffer from insomnia symptoms. This article investigates the role that mental health history plays in explaining the gender disparity in insomnia symptoms.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR611.html 2008-12-21T08:10:00Z 2008-12-21T08:10:00Z

Updates RAND's evaluation of the antismoking and health programs established by the state of Arkansas with its share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP50222.html 2010-01-01T12:00:00Z 2010-01-01T12:00:00Z

This chapter addresses the role of social factors in health and illness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080614.html 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with fruit and vegetable intake. Neighborhood SES partially explains black-white intake disparity and is differentially associated with white, black, and Mexican American intake.