Active Living Partners

Active Living Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, contributes to the prevention of childhood obesity in low-income and high-risk racial/ethnic communities by supporting research to examine how environments and policies influence active living for children and their families.

Active For Life ® is a national initiative, supported by The Robert Wood Johnson that seeks to increase the number of American adults age 50 and older who engage in regular physical activity. Active for Life will replicate and expand programs that have demonstrated efficacy in increasing physical activity levels among mid-life and older adults.

Communities Creating Healthy Environments  is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that sets out to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color.

Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity is a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports investigator-initiated research to identify and assess environmental and policy influences with the greatest potential to improve healthy eating and weight patterns among the nation's children.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Supporting Community Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity is a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is to catalyze and support policy and environmental change projects to promote children's physical activity and healthy eating, especially in lower-income and racial/ethnic communities at greatest risk.

Leadership for Healthy Communities is a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to advance policies that support healthy eating and active living to state and local government officials.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity is a national organization dedicated to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic by changing public policies and creating healthier environments in schools and communities. The center helps to shape and coordinate the efforts of policy-makers, advocates and community organizations by identifying and promoting the most promising obesity-prevention strategies and supporting the nationwide movement to improve food and physical activity environments.

Salud America! is a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to stimulate and support investigator-initiated research and build a field of researchers focused on preventing obesity among Latino children.

Active Living Resource Center (ALRC) is a project of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to promote community design for active living through technical assistance, capacity-building, outreach and communications. ALRC resources address bicycling and walking issues in the context of transportation; land use planning; school-related issues; parks, recreation and trails; and safety and security. You are currently reading a page located on the Active Living Resource Center web site.

About The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. It concentrates its grant making in four goal areas: to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; to improve care and support for people with chronic health conditions; to promote healthy communities and lifestyles; and to reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse – tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs.