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Awareness is a key stop on the path to true change, and our local media are tremendous partners in getting the word out about FitWorth. We’d love for you to browse through some of our favorite and most recent stories about what positive change can look like.
Fort Worth Making Progress in Childhood Obesity Battle
Click below to read about how Mayor Betsy Price and Fort Worth ISD are joining together to teach health in and outside of the classroom: Fort Worth Making Progress in Childhood Obesity Battle — Mayor’s Challenge Begins About FitWorth Healthy City Initiative: FitWorth is a family-focused initiative of Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth …Continue reading "Fort Worth Making Progress in Childhood Obesity Battle"
Noah Drew named Director, FitWorth Healthy City Initiative
FitWorth Healthy City Initiative has named Noah Drew of Fort Worth its Director effective November 28, 2016. Drew has served for the past eight years with the Fort Worth Independent School District as a physical education teacher, curriculum specialist and most recently as a project director for a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease …Continue reading "Noah Drew named Director, FitWorth Healthy City Initiative"
FWISD Hoping Apples Lead to Healthy Eating Habits
FWISD Hoping Apples Lead To Healthy Eating Habits About FitWorth Healthy City Initiative: FitWorth is a family-focused initiative of Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth City Council launched in September 2012 to address the growing trend of childhood obesity in the city. In 2014, FitWorth became an independent program of Foundation for Wellness, Texas, tasked …Continue reading "FWISD Hoping Apples Lead to Healthy Eating Habits"
RELEASE: FitWorth and Mayor Price Host 1st Annual Fete en Blanc
FitWorth and Mayor Betsy Price are hosting a picnic in white in the moonlight on April 1st. The location is top secret until 24 hours before the event, making this an April Fools’ Day to remember. This event will be the first annual Fete en Blanc, a unique celebration of the FitWorth healthy city initiative, …Continue reading "RELEASE: FitWorth and Mayor Price Host 1st Annual Fete en Blanc"
RELEASE: FitWorth Celebrates Corporate Challenge Finale with Mayor Price
On Tuesday, March 15th, FitWorth will celebrate its third annual Corporate Challenge, with 21 companies and more than 2,000 individuals participating in a friendly competition to track and pursue healthy behaviors in the workplace. Initiated and championed by Mayor Betsy Price, FitWorth is leading the way in 2016 to a healthier future for Fort Worth, …Continue reading "RELEASE: FitWorth Celebrates Corporate Challenge Finale with Mayor Price"
RELEASE: Twenty-Nine Fort Worth Restaurants Participate in FitWorth Restaurant Crawl
FitWorth will host its second annual healthy Restaurant Crawl Week, from February 29th – March 5th, to promote an interactive, social opportunity for community members to try healthy menu options around Fort Worth. Twenty-nine local restaurants will be featured on walkable, bikeable, and devourable routes around town, including a Mean Green vegetarian route, a Cowboy …NBC DFW: Fort Worth Mayor Touts Successes, Says Education Needs Attention
FORT WORTH MAYOR TOUTS SUCCESSES, SAYS EDUCATION NEEDS ATTENTION By Chris Van Horne Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price delivered her fifth State of the City address Tuesday afternoon. There was of course talk about making the city easier to travel and healthier to live in, but the mayor focused her passion on a topic the …Continue reading "NBC DFW: Fort Worth Mayor Touts Successes, Says Education Needs Attention"
Charter Local Edition Features FitWorth
About FitWorth Healthy City Initiative: FitWorth is a family-focused initiative of Mayor Betsy Price and the Fort Worth City Council launched in September 2012 to address the growing trend of childhood obesity in the city. In 2014, FitWorth became an independent program of Foundation for Wellness, Texas, tasked with promoting health and active lifestyles through …Continue reading "Charter Local Edition Features FitWorth"
BusinessWire: The Aetna Foundation Awards More Than $3 Million in Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities
HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Aetna Foundation today announced that they have awarded more than $3 million in community grants to 75 nonprofit organizations in 22 states as part of GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities, a program that helps healthy food choices and active living take root in underserved communities. “Poor nutrition and low activity levels can be …Mayor Price Celebrates 4th Annual FitWorth Mayor’s Challenge
On November 11th, Mayor Price and FitWorth will celebrate Carter Park Elementary as the first place winner of the 2015 FitWorth Mayor’s Challenge – a four-week healthy tracking challenge for youth in Fort Worth. With nearly 33,000 children participating at 113 Fort Worth I.S.D. elementary, middle, and high schools, this was the biggest year yet …Continue reading "Mayor Price Celebrates 4th Annual FitWorth Mayor’s Challenge"
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