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Work Healthier Challenge Spotlight: New Harvest Ministries

Businesses and organizations of all sizes are participating in a healthy competition this month through July! Our Work Healthier Challenge, powered by HealthyWage, is an innovative health improvement challenge targeting all employers across the state of Texas.…
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May 18, 2017
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Texas Teacher Appreciation Giveaway!

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May 15, 2017
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Strengthening School & Community Health: 2017 SHAC Award Winners

We are proud to announce the 2017 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Award Winners! There were 75 nominations from incredible schools districts across the Lone Star State.…
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May 10, 2017
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Learning to Ride at 25: An Adult Bike Lesson Success Story

By Caroline Fothergill, IT’S TIME TEXAS Marketing & Communications Manager…
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April 18, 2017
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Collaborating for Community Health in the Rio Grande Valley: Part 1

We hit the ground running in the Rio Grande Valley in early 2017 on a mission to make healthy easier for its residents by expanding and promoting our offerings to the area. Our Regional Coordinator Cindy Salazar-Collier is taking the…
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April 12, 2017
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Make May 1st-7th the Healthiest Week of Your Year!

Healthy Texas Week, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, is a week-long celebration of healthy living and healthy communities in the Lone Star State. Throughout the week, we want you to Shop for healthy items, Sweat by…
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April 6, 2017

Recognizing a School Health Champion: Jean Armstrong

We first discovered Jean Armstrong three years ago, when our School Programs Manager Sara toured Corpus Christi ISD to get feedback on our Teach Healthier curricula. Throwback to when we first became IT’S TIME TEXAS and before Teach Healthier was…
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March 21, 2017
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National Nutrition Month: 3 Tips for Mindful Eating!

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March 17, 2017
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Stay Hydrated with Mobile Apps!

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March 15, 2017
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Trophy Club, Texas: The Name Says It All!

This small, Texas town is in it to win it! Since day one of the Community Challenge, Trophy Club encouraged their community to get active and earn points.…
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March 2, 2017
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Woah, We’re Halfway There! Community Challenge Midpoint Rundown

We’re six weeks into the 2017 Community Challenge, marking the halfway point, and we are truly blown away by what Texans are doing to step up. This year’s Challenge has already received more registered users and more mayor pledges than ever before, and…
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February 16, 2017
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Give Your Valentine the Gift of Health!

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February 14, 2017
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Meet, Beth! An IT’S TIME TEXAS Employee With a Personal Success Story

Beth Michel joined the IT’S TIME TEXAS team in 2016 as our events & initiatives coordinator. She won us over with her spunky energy, great style, and attention to detail, and we were blown away by her personal success story.…
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February 8, 2017
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Meet Our Teach Healthier After School Manager! A Q&A With Angel Toscano

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January 19, 2017
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Why You Shouldn’t Gain Weight Over the Break and Resolve to Lose it in the New Year

In the US, there’s one annual tradition that we all embrace, often without meaning to and without realizing the toll it can take on our health. Starting around the end of October and going all the way into the new…
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December 12, 2016