Our Mission
The mission of the collaborative is to mobilize policy action to curb childhood obesity in Harris County.
About Healthy Living Matters (HLM)
In September of 2011, the Houston Endowment awarded a grant of $2.5 million dollars to The Harris County Healthcare Alliance to fund a local private-public partnership called the Houston/Harris County Childhood Obesity Prevention Collaborative. The Collaborative (now called Healthy Living Matters) consists of a multi-sector group of local leaders, engaged in a two-year planning initiative to curb childhood obesity in Houston/Harris County by using policy action to enact system and environmental change.
- Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES) provides project oversight for Healthy Living Matters.
- Individuals and organizations dedicated to a healthy community participate in Healthy Living Matters as members of the Steering Committee, Community Planning Team, Resource Panel.
- Experts in child health, community planning, economic development, the environment and overall quality of life serve as advisors.
Healthy Living Matters Overview
Healthy Living Matters Structure
HLM Objectives
By the end of 2013, the Healthy Living Matters team will:
- Conduct an assessment of food access and built environment within Houston/Harris County
- Provide learning opportunities related to childhood obesity, its impact on the community, and policy strategies to address it
- Scan and monitor federal, state and local policy trends and developments
- Identify local issues and prioritize policies that have an impact on childhood obesity
- Develop a Community Action Plan, which serves as a road map for policy implementation