Texas Healthy Lifestyles
Background:
Launched in 2006 by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), Texas Healthy Lifestyles seeks to improve the health and quality of life for aging Texans.
Initially supported by a three-year grant from the Administration on Aging (AoA), as well as the collaborated efforts of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), several Texas Health and Human Services agencies, and community partners. Texas Healthy Lifestyles promotes evidence-based health activities among aging Texans and their communities.
The programs offered within Texas Healthy Lifestyles serve Texans by providing information about the risks associated with disease and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Texans can learn to take control of their lives, thereby reducing the risk of disease and disability.
For more information on Texas Healthy Lifestyles, evidence-based programs, and where to find workshops in you area, please click here to visit the Aging Texas Well website.
Or, click here to to view more in depth information about the project.
You many also call 1-800-252-9240.
Project Goals
1. Create a knowledge base for the risks associated with chronic diseases and the benefits of a healthier lifestyle;
2. Implement and evaluate evidence-based health promotion programs initially in three counties with the goal of achieving wider State coverage;
3. Help older persons learn to take responsibility for day-to-day self management of their conditions;
4. Reduce the burden of chronic disease across the participating regions of Texas;
5. Increase awareness of local resources for a healthier-lifestyle; and,
6. Work collaboratively with other States and the national partners to contribute to the science base of evidence-based health promotion.
The following are links to our partners' websites.
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Department of State Health Services
Texas A&M University Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
