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Community Challenge Hacks: Intern Edition

It’s Time Texas intern Jaelyn Valero shares how to get 800 points a day in the 2020 Community Challenge…
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February 10, 2020
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Building healthy schools from top to bottom: Spotlight on Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School District

Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent School District (PSJA ISD) is a district with a strong focus on creating healthy schools for their students and staff. In fact, they were one of only five school district winners in the 2019 It’s…
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October 12, 2019
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Be Well Baytown: Putting Knowledge Into Action

Baytown, TX is the first stop in our free Building Healthier Communities workshop series for Texans seeking more effective ways to collaborate for community health. As the inaugural site for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Be Well…
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May 17, 2019
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One Student’s Mission to Build a Healthier Community

As a high school student and Health Ambassador for a Ready Texas (HART), Amy Escalante is dedicated to helping her……
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April 5, 2019
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Keep Up The #CommunityChallenge Momentum: Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle Year-Round

The #CommunityChallenge is over, and over 25,000 Texans formed new healthy habits during the Challenge. From exercising more, eating healthier foods, to drinking more water you worked hard to transform health across Texas.…
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March 6, 2019
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Time to Invest in Your Health

Balancing a busy schedule as both a teacher and a mom, Cassandra is no stranger to the challenges of putting……
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February 20, 2019
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Ideas to Create a Healthy Community

The #CommunityChallenge is about building a healthy community, but doesn’t work without the involvement of the hardworking people! You don’t have to be the mayor to engage the people around you, you just need to be passionate about practicing a…
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February 12, 2019
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Stories That Inspire: Meet Norma

In the latest post from the It’s Time Texas blog, two-time Community Challenge participant Norma of Pasadena, TX, shares what……
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February 5, 2019