AB 441
The text to AB 441 which would create improvements in transportation planning in order to promote health equity. ...
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About FitnessGram
This is the official website of FitnessGram the tool employed by Texas schools and schools across the country to assess, report, and educate its users about the need for everyday activity. ...
Read MoreAbout Mass in Motion
This website gives an overview of how Mass in Motion was formed, who its partners are, and how the initiative has helped support policy change and prevention. ...
Read MoreACE food distribution program helps Houston-area families make nutritious choices
Houston's local news highlights the ACE program at KIPP Explore Academy. ...
Read MoreActive Living Plan for a Healthier San Antonio
Check out the city of San Antonio's Active Living Plan here! This plan, which is modeled after the National Physical Activity Plan, is one of the first local level plans ever developed to encourage citizens to engage in various forms of physical activity. Learn more about the process that went into developing this plan from this slideshow presentation, presented by Laura Esparza, of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR), at the 2014 Active Living ...
Read MoreActive Play Project
Children at Perez and Odom elementary schools have increased the amount of time they spend doing moderate to vigorous physical activity, after implementing the Active Play Project at their schools. ...
Read MoreActive Texas 2020
Leadership and partnership played a key role in the development of the Active Texas 2020 plan to promote physical activity. At the Fit City Summit in January 2009, local leaders from the Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, the Austin's Mayor's Fitness Council, and members from the academic community decided that it was time to make physical activity a priority in Texas. The plan specifies that physical activity will be a health priority across the state when state policies, legislation, and funding are directed towards physical activity initiatives. ...
Read More2012 San Antonio Sports Fit Family Challenge presented by Superior Health Plan
This video provides an overview of some of the events that took place through the 2012 San Antonio Sports Fit Family Challenge. Individuals who could not normally afford personal trainers or gym memberships were grateful for the opportunity to participate in this ...
Read MoreA 2012 Factsheet of The Healthy Zone Recognition Program
This document provides an overview of the Healthy Zone program. By 2013, the program hopes to impact more than 32 schools and 17,000 students in the Dallas area. In the past the Healthy Zone Recognition Program has encouraged schools to adopt and implement plans like the "Education, Eating Right and Exercising Plan" at McKinney ISD. ...
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