{"id":42849,"date":"2015-09-30T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/texas-am-launches-healthy-south-texas-empowers-texans-to-live-healthier-lives\/"},"modified":"2015-09-30T13:28:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:28:04","slug":"texas-am-lanza-healthy-south-texas-y-empodera-a-los-texanos-a-llevar-una-vida-mas-saludable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/texas-am-lanza-healthy-south-texas-y-empodera-a-los-texanos-a-llevar-una-vida-mas-saludable\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&amp;M launches &#8216;Healthy South Texas,&#8217; empowers Texans to live healthier lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 30, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">John Sharp<\/span>, chancellor of The <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span> System, along with Senator Juan &#8220;Chuy&#8221; Hinojosa, today announced the launch of &#8220;Healthy South Texas,&#8221; a novel effort to reduce preventable diseases and their consequences throughout the region. The pilot program of the Healthy Texas Initiative, &#8220;Healthy South Texas&#8221; will combine the expertise of the <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M Health Science Center<\/span> with Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service&#8217;s one-of-a-kind, statewide reach to promote preventative health at the most local level of the community, improving the well-being of South Texans for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/271932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/271932<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the tools and techniques to improve the health of Texans have been, for the most part, available, what was missing was the comprehensive, multi-disciplinary team \u2013 with unparalleled statewide capabilities and assets \u2013 to transform the impossible into the inevitable,&#8221; Sharp said. &#8220;We are doing for health what extension agents have done for agriculture for more than a century; essentially creating a new &#8216;crop&#8217; of extension agents, poised to empower Texans to take control of their own health and wellness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just last year, representatives from <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span> announced our Healthy Texas Initiative, the first genuine &#8216;land grant&#8217; solution to one of society&#8217;s greatest challenges,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael K. Young<\/span>, president of <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span>. &#8220;Today, thanks to the generous support of the Texas Legislature, the Healthy Texas pilot program will officially launch throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">South Texas<\/span>, ensuring that future generations of Texans have the tools and information they need to lead healthier lives and make informed decisions based on research conducted through <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M<\/span> and the A&amp;M System.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on the highest impact diseases in the region, including diabetes, asthma and infectious disease, the initiative brings together experts from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, biomedical science, public health, architecture and extension to engage families, enhance education, promote behavior change, and improve quality of medical care and disease outcomes. The result of a <span class=\"xn-money\">$10 million<\/span> investment from the 84<sup>th<\/sup> Texas Legislature, the program will initially be implemented in a 27-county region spanning <span class=\"xn-location\">South Texas<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The key to a strong and successful future for <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> is only possible if we ensure that the next generation of Texans is healthy and well-educated,&#8221; said Senator Hinojosa, a <span class=\"xn-location\">McAllen<\/span> native who represents District 20. &#8220;Through Texas A&amp;M&#8217;s combined health science capabilities and statewide agricultural extension outreach, Healthy South Texas will enable our region to meet its full potential as the most vibrant and productive part of <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, and will serve as a model for improved health across the entire state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Utilizing a unique &#8216;prevention is the solution&#8217; approach, the initiative will teach South Texans to take personal responsibility over their own health to reduce the burden of costly, preventable diseases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Already present in 250 counties throughout the state, extension agents are expert at bringing agricultural research and information to the community \u2013 and disseminating it in a way that sticks for generations,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Susan Ballabina<\/span>, Ph.D., associate director of program development at Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service. &#8220;Now, working in-tandem with the health science center, we want to add healthier living to that mission. I&#8217;m excited to encourage agents to engage families through effective nutrition, health and wellness programming throughout the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging existing regional assets, the initiative merges expertise from across <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M Health Science Center<\/span> campuses in <span class=\"xn-location\">Corpus Christi<\/span> with the Texas A&amp;M Coastal Bend Health Education Center and Texas A&amp;M College of Medicine; Texas A&amp;M Rangel College of Pharmacy in <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingsville<\/span>; Texas A&amp;M School of Public Health and Texas A&amp;M College of Nursing in <span class=\"xn-location\">McAllen<\/span>; Texas A&amp;M Institute of Biosciences and Technology in <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>; along with the Texas A&amp;M College of Architecture&#8217;s Colonias Program; <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi<\/span>; <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M International University<\/span>-Laredo and Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service, currently present in every county. Additionally, through partnerships with hospitals and clinics throughout the region, &#8220;Healthy South Texas&#8221; will reduce the overall health care costs associated with preventable diseases.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through our integrated efforts, we will expand and maintain prevention services at the most local level of the community, at a time when health outcomes can be improved at a fraction of the cost when compared to expensive &#8216;late stage&#8217; medical treatments in hospital settings,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Lillibridge<\/span>, M.D., director of health initiatives at The <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span> System and professor at the Texas A&amp;M Health Science Center School of Public Health. &#8220;This innovative program will serve the region as a whole, while developing tools, technologies and strategies that can be applied to public health challenges around the state. In doing so, we will improve the health of Texans for years to come.&#8221;<b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M Health Science Center<\/span><\/b><br \/><i><span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M Health Science Center<\/span> is <b>Transforming Health<\/b> through innovative research, education and service in dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health and medical sciences. As an independent state agency and academic unit of <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span>, the health science center serves the state through campuses in <span class=\"xn-location\">Bryan-College Station<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Temple<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Round Rock<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingsville<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Corpus Christi<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">McAllen<\/span>. Learn more at <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/news.tamhsc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>news.tamhsc.edu<\/i><\/a><i> or follow <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamhsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>@TAMHSC<\/i><\/a><i> on Twitter.<br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>About Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service<br \/><\/b><i>The Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service strives to help all Texans learn and prosper from practical, research-based knowledge. With a statewide network that includes 251 county offices, extension educators and their more than 96,000 volunteers serve all 254 <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> counties, making some 25 million teaching contacts a year. Major outreach efforts include improving water quality and conservation, human health, and food systems. Our <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> 4-H Youth Development Program engages nearly 600,000 youth annually. Extension education provides<\/i><i> a unique force for the betterment of <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>. Learn more at <\/i><i><a href=\"http:\/\/agrilifeextension.tamu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">AgriLifeExtension.tamu.edu<\/a><\/i><i> or follow us on Twitter at <\/i><i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txextension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@txextension<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 30, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">John Sharp<\/span>, chancellor of The <span class=\"xn-org\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span> System, along with Senator Juan &#8220;Chuy&#8221; Hinojosa, today announced the launch of &#8220;Healthy South Texas,&#8221; a novel effort to reduce preventable diseases and their consequences throughout the region. 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