PRC Program Update - New Research in Brief, Publication, and Achievement

PRC Program Update - New Research in Brief, Publication, and Achievement

PRC Program Update - New Research in Brief, Publication, and Achievement

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 12/13/2012 03:40 PM EST

New Research in Brief

The PRC Program’s Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN)

produced a supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examining policies

and processes that promote healthy eating.

New Publication

PRCs’ NOPREN examines policies for promoting healthy eating and reducing consumption

of sugar-sweetened beverages.

New Achievement

Researchers at the Harvard University PRC developed an Out of School Nutrition and Physical Activity

Initiative (OSNAP) to increase water drinking, healthy eating, and physical activity in afterschool programs.