American Cancer Society It will take nothing less than social change to help Americans control their weight — which will, in turn, greatly reduce the incidence of cancer, said a new report by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The ACS estimates that one-third of the 500,000 annual cancer deaths in the US are due to […]
BLUEPRINT PARTNERS PROGRESS Newsletter, Vol. I, Spring 2002 IN THIS ISSUE Images of Aging Photo Contest Sedentary Seniors New Government Report Shows Latest Stats on Leisure-Time Physical Activity National Health, Aging and Physical Activity Observances Promote Your Organization on the Blueprint Partners Website Help Spread the Word Research Abstracts from the Journal of Aging and […]
Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Summer 2002 IN THIS ISSUE Save the Date! Blueprint Conference in October Note to Blueprint Partners Images of Aging Photos Now on the Blueprint Website New Initiative Promotes Active Living AARP Survey Outlines Exercise Attitudes and Behaviors ASA Develops Model Health Promotion Campaign Local Initiatives on Aging and Physical Activity […]
Mary Ann Balding of Virginia Beach, VA won first place in the National Blueprint Images of Aging photo contest for her photograph of Gerard Durand, age 88, dancing at a wedding in May 2002 with his daughter-in-law, Cheryleen Durand. Balding won $200 in Human Kinetics Publications for her winning photo. The Images of Aging photo […]
Princeton, N.J. (December 10, 2002) – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that $8.7 million has been awarded to fund nine four-year community grants to test the effectiveness of two model programs targeted to help mid-life and older Americans become more physically active. Funding of the sites (see attached list for details) will […]
Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 3, Spring 2003 IN THIS ISSUE Public Policy Roundtable Experts Set Blueprint Legislative Agenda Blueprint Consensus Conference Summary Report to be Released Blueprint Mini-Grant Update W.K. Kellogg Foundation Will Fund Community Partnerships NCOA Sponsors Competition to Find Best Physical Activity Programming Fifty-Plus Fitness Association Created The Fitness Ambassador Start-Up Kit Research […]
A new report on the Surgeon General’s Workshop on Osteoporosis and Bone Health held on Dec. 12 and 13, 2002 has been posted on the Surgeon General’s website at www.surgeongeneral.gov The purpose of the workshop was to identify the most important issues in bone health, to be used as a foundation for the writing of […]
The National Blueprint Office at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has awarded $473,000 to fund 20 community programs and coalitions that help midlife and older adults live active lifestyles. The Mini-Grant Program is an initiative of the National Blueprint Partners Project that joins more than 50 national organizations with a shared interest in increasing […]
For Release May 29, 2003 You cannot turn off your biological clock, but you may be able to slow it down with regular exercise. That is the theory that will be put to the test in a nationwide study for the Blueprint Partners Project, a collaboration involving more than 50 public and private organizations whose […]
If all inactive American adults became physically active, the potential cost savings in U.S. health care expenditures would be $76.6 billion in 2000 dollars, according to a study in the October 2000 issue of The Physician and Sportsmedicine. This article and other information on the high cost of sedentary living and obesity can be found […]