Case Study

These documents highlight the work, accomplishments and lessons learned from 12 partnerships across the country that worked to identify and implement promising healthy eating strategies for children in low-income community or school settings. These case studies include innovative strategies, valuable lessons learned and resources from the portfolio of Healthy Eating by Design pilot projects.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services developed this series of local success stories as a resource for local communities and health advocates interested in promoting physical activity and healthy eating through environmental and policy approaches.

The National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse's (NTEC) popular guidebook features information on federal and state Transportation Enhancement requirements, how to develop a project application, as well as 21 new case studies of TE projects that have successfully contributed to community revitalization.

A resource designed to help employers establish work place Commuter Choice Programs.

This tells the stories of 32 schools and school districts from across the United States that are making changes that make healthy choices the easy choice for students. The stories include K-12 schools, reflecting broad diversity in geographical location and demographics, and document innovative approaches to improve the nutritional quality of foods and beverages sold outside of federal meal programs. Making It Happen is a joint project of Team Nutrition of the Food and Nutrition Service, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and is supported by the United States Department of Education (ED).

It describes Collaboration Math, a tool developed to help individuals and groups representing different disciplines, organizations or constituencies work together effectively. This practical tool was designed to make key differences and similarities within groups explicit, so that they are more likely to succeed in the challenging work of building and sustaining collaborations.