HEALTHY

There are few challenges greater than providing individuals and families with the knowledge, tools and resources they need to improve their health and reduce their risk for obesity and chronic disease. On the one hand, it is important for people to know what they need to do. Awareness is the easy part. But, awareness alone seldom leads to a sustained change in an individual's healthy habits. The gap between awareness and action is where Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration is focusing its efforts... The gap between awareness and action is shaped by many forces, some of which people can control directly, and others that end up controlling them.For many years too much emphasis has been placed on educating people on what they need to do, without addressing the challenges that keep people from implementing the knowledge and skills that they acquire through education. For that reason, Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration is placing a priority on building policy, systems, and environmental..

Primary location: Fort Worth United States