This month, we're highlighting Brighter Bites. Does it get any better than an organization that directly delivers fresh fruits and veget...
Showing posts with label Child Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Child Health. Show all posts
Brighter Bites: Helping Families Believe in Fresh Food
This month, we're highlighting Brighter Bites. Does it get any better than an organization that directly delivers fresh fruits and veget...
Faculty Spotlight: Deanna Hoelscher
In this week’s faculty spotlight video, we proudly feature our Center Director, Dr. Deanna Hoelscher. Dr. Hoelscher's work focuses on ch...
Faculty Spotlight: Dan Taber
“Don’t underestimate the impact you can have as a student" -one of the many phrases of wisdom from Dr. Daniel Taber, this week’s f...
TOAW Partner Spotlight: Action for Healthy Kids
Action for Healthy Kids was formed in 2002 when then Surgeon General David Satcher declared the United States had an obesity epidemic. Actio...
TOAW Partner Spotlight: Partnership for a Healthy Texas
The Partnership for a Healthy Texas began in 2006 when key individuals from several national organizations decided they'd be most effect...
TOAW Partner Spotlight: YMCA of Austin
For over 160 years, the YMCA has been dedicated to the health and wellness of people and communities they serve. The YMCA works through a po...
TOAW Partner Spotlight: Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension works to bring research-based information and best practice programs that address local and state priorit...
TOAW Partner Spotlight: Texas Pediatric Society
Texas Pediatric Society (TPS) operates with a mission to focus its talent and resources to ensure that the children in Texas are safe and h...
It's Time to Rethink Food at School Parties
Click here to download the infographic in English and Spanish! When you think of food at school parties, the usual suspects come to mind: cu...
TOAW Partner Spotlight: Council for a Strong America & Mission: Readiness
Council for a Strong America is an organization with nearly 20 years of experience in promoting policies and practices to build a healthier,...
TOAW Partner Spotlight: Texas Health Institute
In a movement as big as the fight against obesity in Texas, it takes a number of people, organizations and teams to make a difference with s...
And the Award Goes to...Part 1
Click here to learn more about the Texas Health Champion award and register to attend the ceremony . We are thrilled to announce the winner ...
Make Healthy Lunches Fun!
When I was in school, lunchtime used to bring on a serious case of lunchbox envy. I wanted to make my own pizza like my classmates with Lunc...
Faculty Spotlight: Courtney Byrd-Williams
We can safely say that Dr. Bryd-Williams is a busy faculty member at our Center! She works on GAVA, CORD and CATCH, along with several other...
Easy Habits for Keeping Kids Active
It’s officially August and even though it might seem like the school year just ended, another one is already about to begin. As your k...
The science of childhood obesity: moving the field forward through the study of both individual behaviors and environmental factors
We've said it, and we'll say it again: approximately 32 percent of children ages 6 to 19 are overweight or obese in the United State...
Escaping the TV Show Binge
Summer used to mean a television hiatus. In the old days when four networks dominated the airwaves, TV went on vacation when you did and you...
Faculty Spotlight: Andrew Springer
You can find Dr. Andrew Springer just about anywhere. Whether he’s promoting physical activity and tobacco use prevention in Uruguay or ...
Don’t Sit Out, Dive In
With temperatures in the 90s everyday, July in Texas is one hot month. When that red line in the thermometer goes up, it’s easy to stay ins...
Beat the Heat: Preventing Heat-Related Illness this Summer
Let’s be real here for a moment. It’s hot out there. It is June, in Texas, and it is hot . Though some of us are moderately acclimated to th...
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