Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity
Working with communities to promote healthy eating and active living.
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CHOICES Project Publishes Sugary Drink Excise Tax Reports for Massachusetts & Boston, MA
The CHOICES Project Team modeled the potential implementation of a state excise tax on sugary drinks in Massachusetts, and also looked at the impact among Boston residents. CHOICES cost-effectiveness analysis…
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STUDY: Cost-Effectiveness of a Primary Care-Based Healthy Weight Clinic Compared with Usual Care
A new CHOICES study determines the cost-effectiveness of implementing the Healthy Weight Clinic, a primary care-based intervention for 6- to 12-year-old children with overweight or obesity, at federally qualified health…
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Seeking Applicants for the Leaders in Health Fall 2024 Cohort
The application deadline has passed. Thank you for your interest! The Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health is…
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HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q2 2024
This quarter, we presented about our core research project during a webinar with key partners, held coffee chats on the evidence around sugary drink excise taxes and engaging community partners…
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HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q1 2024
This quarter, we published a variety of new peer-reviewed publications and held coffee chats on the health benefits of sugary drink excise taxes and engaging community partners in health improvement…
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STUDY: Cost-effectiveness of Improved WIC Food Package for Preventing Childhood Obesity
A new CHOICES study determines the cost-effectiveness of changes to WIC’s nutrition standards in 2009 for preventing obesity and to estimate impacts on socioeconomic and racial/ethnic inequities. Abstract Background &…
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STUDY: Economic evaluation of strategies to ensure safer drinking water in the homes of families with young children
A new study combined single-case study review methods and economic evaluation for six US policies or programs that address lead, nitrates, or arsenic in drinking water from private wells or…
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2023: Year in Review
The HPRC team is excited to share this reflection on all our successes in 2023. From highlighting our research in a poster for APHA’s Annual Meeting to re-releasing the CHOICES…
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Announcing the CHOICES National Action Kit 2.0
The CHOICES Project team is excited to announce the launch of the CHOICES National Action Kit 2.0! This is a re-launch of the CHOICES National Action Kit, originally released in…
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HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q3 2023
This quarter, we published a new research brief from our Massachusetts-CHOICES Core Research project highlighting an evidence-based intervention. We also updated and relaunched our OSNAP website, published a variety of…