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Articles of special interest to adults and seniors seeking information on obesity, health, wellness and fitness.

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SilverSneakers Fitness Program Focuses on Seniors This program is geared to older Americans who want to stay active, by providing access to exercise classes, seminars, fitness center memberships and other resources. Through activity and social events, the program aims to provide older adults more control of their well being. Read More >	Good Health Choices Can Mean Better Health Benefits This 2009 study focuses on a new type of insurance benefit that encourages people to make healthier choices by offering benefit incentives. Read More >
Better Health Doesn't Always Come at High Cost This January 2010 identifies ways companies can make positive changes to employee insurance plans without taking on substantial costs. Read More >	Health Plans Provide Reasons for Fitness A growing number of employers and insurance companies are using incentives to reduce health insurance costs. Read More >
Body Not Spirit: The Costs of Mental Absenteeism Workers that are physically but not mentally present on the job may be costing companies more than direct health-care costs and absenteeism combined, as this article examines. Read More >	Obesity-at-a-Glance: CDC Fact Sheets & Brochures This site is a clearinghouse provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a variety of statistical and analytical reports. Resources include state indicator reports, Surgeon General's reports, and Morbidity and Mortality reports. Read More >
DSHS Video Series Hopes to Get Texans Healthier Texans are moving less and growing more, a recipe for obesity. This six-part video series is broken into topics that coincide with Centers for Diseason Control and Prevention-defined target areas. Read More >	Site Offers Resources on Worksite Wellness Programs The Wellness Proposals website includes information on health and wellness program challenges, obstacles, benefits, obesity in the workplace. It also provides free wellness program resources and a search engine to get price quotes on business wellness programs. Read More >
Employers Incentivize Being Non-Obese, Smoke-Free This Harvard Public Health Review article examines the strategies used by employers to reduce healthcare and insurance costs with emphasis on cutting tobacco use and obesity. Read More >	The Toll of Obesity on the Workplace This study looks at the costs of excess weight and obesity by race and gender, and examines why private interests are likely to make only limited investments in obesity prevention. The research was conducted by a team from RTI International and Merck & Co. and presented online. 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.