Steps to a Healthier Austin The Steps to a HealthierUS 5-year cooperative agreement program aims to help Americans live longer, better, and healthier lives by reducing the burden of diabetes, overweight, obesity, and asthma and addressing three related risk factors: physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use. For FY 2003, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allocated $13.6 million to fund 24 communities, including Austin, Texas; in FY 2004, HHS allocated $35.8 million to increase funding to the existing 24 communities and to fund an additional 16, for a total of 40 communities. Project Area - Contiguous geographic area with 20 zip codes in Austin, Texas (population 460,041); 167,000 households. 65 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, 13 high schools (66,597 students). Eleven of the city's 12 Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Target Population - Elementary, middle, and high school students; parents; teachers; school administrators; and school boards. Low-income Latino, African American, and White children and adults.
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