by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Public support is increasing for the investment in pre-kindergarten (pre-K) education for 3- and 4-year-olds. [1] If physical activity is going to be an integral part of pre-K education, changes are needed in the training of early childhood educators and in the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Latino health is increasingly synonymous with the future of U.S. health, yet the nation’s largest and still-growing minority group continues to live in communities with reduced access to health-promoting resources and safe, pedestrian-friendly built...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Eliminating disparities related to physical activity (PA) among low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities (hereinafter referred to as “high-priority groups”) is a complex, dynamic, and multifaceted challenge that requires complex, dynamic, and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) this year is an opportune time for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to begin thinking about addressing the high rates of physical inactivity among people with disabilities. Recent...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Physiological function and resiliency decline with age, even among the most robust sectors of the older adult population. The degree to which this decline is attributable to true biological aging versus aging-related changes in lifestyle factors has been the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
Native Americans represent approximately 1 percent of the U.S. population, but account for some of the worst health outcomes related to preventable chronic diseases (diabetes, heart disease, cancer, alcoholism) than any other racial or ethnic group. In...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 2, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction According to the most recent study from Feeding America, the U.S. charitable food system (CFS), which includes regional food banks as the main procurers and food pantries as the main distributors, was serving about 46.5 million low-income people...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 26, 2015 | Commentary, Perspectives
The types of evidence needed to support the use of genome sequencing in the clinic varies by stakeholder and circumstance. In this IOM series, seven individually authored commentaries explore this important issue, discussing the challenges involved in and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 19, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The types of evidence needed to support the use of genome sequencing in the clinic varies by stakeholder and circumstance. In this IOM series, seven individually authored commentaries explore this important issue, discussing the challenges involved in and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 12, 2015 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The types of evidence needed to support the use of genome sequencing in the clinic varies by stakeholder and circumstance. In this IOM series, seven individually authored commentaries explore this important issue, discussing the challenges involved in and...