Did you know that Texas ranks 7th in the nation among childhood obesity? Last November, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission started The Medicaid Child Obesity Prevention Pilot, a two year program created to reduce obesity. A one year report on this program has just been released.
We want to share this report with the Houston City Council, and also empower them to make proactive changes that will make Houston healthier.
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One of the goals of the program is to improve nutritional choices and increase physical activity levels. But there are things our city leaders can do to encourage healthier lifestyles.
Take action and tell your councilmember to support programs that reduce obesity:
-By making access to healthier foods easier. Access to fresh fruits and vegetables are often times limited but access to fast foods is plentiful.
-Encouraging efforts that would have restaurants post calories on menu items especially kid’s meals.
-Supporting the P.E. standards in schools as well as before and after school programs designed to get kids active.
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