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No community in Texas is immune from the perils of poor nutrition and obesity. Reshaping Texas allows you to explore news, research, success stories and more by metropolitan region.

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Texas BEEF Team Fuels Fitness When it comes to running teams, the Texas Beef Council (TBC) may not be the first organization that comes to mind, but it’s helped hundreds of people cross the finish line... Read More >	Texas Advocates for Nurses The Texas Nurses Association serves as an advocate and voice for all segments of the nursing profession since 1907. The association has partnered with the Texas Public Health Coalition to encourage families to adopt healthy lifestyles and prevent obesity. Read More >
State Agencies Get Fit With bragging rights at stake, state government agencies in Texas are getting fit with the inaugural Get Fit Texas State Agency Challenge... Read More >	Bringing Salad Bars to the School Lunch Mix Within months of each other, in 2010 several programs were launched to bring salad bars to schools... Read More >
Texas Grow! Eat! Go! The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M University, in collaboration with the University of Texas School of Public Health are evaluating the impact of two obesity intervention programs designed to improve physical activity and eating behaviors of children. Read More >	H-E-B Creating Healthy Campuses An initiative by Texas-based H-E-B rewards school campuses that encourage Texas children, parents and school staff members to make healthy choices. Read More >
TDA Site Shows Texas Public School Nutrition Policies This Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) website provides information on Texas Public School Nutrition Policies. Read More >	The (Not-So) Thin Blue Line: Obesity Challenges Police Academies Some Texas law enforcement agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit cadets physically fit enough to become peace officers... Read More >
Texas Medical Association The Texas Medical Association is the nation’s largest state medical society, representing more than 45,000 physician and medical student members across Texas. TMA prioritizes and supports obesity prevention efforts and community-based grants for healthier and safer neighborhoods. Read More >	Texas Restaurant Association Champions Menu Redo How the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) is bringing more nutritional information and healthier options to diners. Read More >

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The 82nd Texas Legislature tasked the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to build this web portal — a comprehensive, statewide collection of resources and information to help Texans address the economic effects of obesity. In addition, our agency was charged with using fitness data collected by the Texas Education Agency to create GIS maps showing where in Texas students are most at risk for obesity. These maps will help identify the state’s obesity hot spots — areas most in need of targeted intervention.