Texas Awarded $2 Million
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Childhood Obesity Prevention Grant
Childhood obesity, a major national public health problem, is especially prevalent in Texas and other Southern states, and several policies have been enacted to tackle this problem. 
Texas is one of three states recently awarded $2 million by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to evaluate the effectiveness of childhood obesity prevention policies.
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus and The Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health will collaborate with the Texas Health Institute and other partners in Live Smart Texas, a statewide coalition of more than 80 organizations, including state agencies, policy institutes, academic institutions, community organizations and advocacy groups committed to eliminating childhood obesity in Texas.
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