Introduction to the Active Living Research Supplement: Disparities in environments and policies that support active living.

s. The third ALR goal of using research to inform policy and practice was achieved by having policy makers on the program, attracting 33 % of attendees from policy, practice, and advocacy backgrounds and giving the annual Translating Research to Policy Award. A panel presentation featured multi-sector childhood obesity and active living programs that use research and evaluation to guide their efforts. The commentary by Bozlak and Becker [17] describes a case study of an evidence-based policy for healthier child care environments in Chicago. Sarah Strunk summarized lessons learned from supporting community coalitions in RWJF’s Active Living by Design program. Chosen for her engaging speaking style and deep knowledge of the health impact of disparities in Table 1 Disparities-related terms used to code abstracts Content category Example terms indicating disparities content General Disparities, equity, disadvantage, deprivation amplification, rural populations, immigrants Race/ethnicity Race, ethnicity, minority, any listing of race/ethnic subgroups Gender Men, women, male, female, gender Socioeconomic status Low-income, poor, underserved, under resourced, education, employment status Disability status Disabled, differently abled, disability, disease, any listing of specific disability type or group S2 ann. behav. med. (2013) 45 (Suppl 1):S1–S5