10.7910/DVN/RIEEYX :unav Harvard Dataverse 2009 built environment healthy eating healthy living interventions for children local food systems partnership building physical activity schools obesity diet nutrition Click here to access data from site here to re to access data from site 2009-08-29 2009-08-29 2011-02-17 1902.1/13570 2.0 Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Users can search for model practices and initiatives that counties have implemented to prevent childhood obesity. Topics include: nutritious diets, physical activity, built environments, and social environments. <p><b>Background</b></p> The Healthy Communities Database is maintained by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Healthy Communities Database is a model practice database that includes practices and initiatives which counties have implemented to prevent childhood obesity. Topics include: nutritious diets, physical activity, built environments, and social environments. <p><b>User Functionality</b></p> Users can search for model practices by state, county size (i.e., small, medium, large), issue areas, practice type (i.e., initiative, policy, program), or keyword. Information includes a summary of the model practice, county-specific information, as well as contact information for the model practice. <p><b>Data Notes</b></p> This database began in June, 2008.