About the Community Challenge
Welcome to the 13th Annual Healthier Texas Community Challenge!
They say 13 is unlucky, but we're here to prove otherwise. This is our year to break through stigmas—not just the one surrounding the number 13, but also the skepticism around wellness and New Year’s resolutions! This year, we are not about fleeting promises or short-lived efforts; we are building lasting change, together.
Did you participate last year? We'd love to hear from you. Click here to share your Challenge story with us.
What's New for 2025?
Get ready for our most exciting and resource-packed Challenge yet! This year, we’re introducing:
- New Resources: Free guides, videos, and tips to support your wellness journey, accessible through the app, website, and social media.
- Live Lunch-and-Learn Webinars: Weekly sessions to inspire, educate, and keep you motivated.
- Even More Wellness: Creative, fun, and engaging ways to stay active and healthy with the entire Healthier Texas community.
Join thousands of Texans as we come together to make this our healthiest and most impactful year yet!
Why the Healthier Texas Community Challenge?
Transforming health isn’t just about individual success—it’s about coming together to lift each other up. The Healthier Texas Community Challenge is your opportunity to make real changes in your health while contributing to a larger movement. Through the Challenge’s mobile app, you can easily track your activities, earn points, and stay connected with a community-wide effort to make Texas healthier for everyone.
With free resources, a supportive community, and a whole lot of fun, the Challenge makes wellness achievable and enjoyable. Let’s defy the odds and show that wellness is not just a resolution but a revolution. Together, we thrive!
Join the Inaugural Class of Challenge Ambassadors!
Are you passionate about health and eager to make a difference in your community? We’re seeking our first-ever class of Challenge Ambassadors from across Texas! As an ambassador, you’ll play a crucial role in inspiring and motivating those around you to level up their wellness, engage with the Healthier Texas Community Challenge, and create lasting change. If you’re ready to champion health and support your community, we want you on our team!
Help us make Texas healthier—one community at a time!
Contact us today to learn more.
Get Involved as an Organization or Community Partner
Want to make an even bigger impact? Organizations, businesses, schools, municipalities, and community groups can join the Challenge as partners by:
- Taking the Partner Pledge: Commit to supporting health and wellness in your community.
- Accessing Free Resources: Toolkits, the app, and promotional materials equip you to inspire and support healthy change.
- Hosting or Promoting Events: Plug into our resources, host wellness events, or encourage participation within your networks.
By getting involved, you not only support your community’s health but also contribute to statewide efforts to make Texas a leader in wellness.
Featured Tools & Resources
Healthier Texas has created a variety of tools, resources, initiatives, and events to help you and your friends, family, and community live healthier.
Health Coaching
Free, confidential assistance is just a call, text, or video chat away. Available in English and Spanish, our certified health coaches provide personalized, one-on-one support – built around your life – to help you set and achieve health goals, establish and maintain healthier habits, and prevent and manage chronic conditions. Text or call us at (844) 262-6224 to get started today!
Free Fitness & Nutrition Classes
Healthier Texas offers free, virtual exercise and nutrition classes to all Texans and all fitness levels! Formats include Zumba, yoga, MixxedFit and more. Classes are available in English and Spanish
Healthier Texas Summit
Join us for the Healthier Texas Summit, where leading voices in public health convene to address community challenges and opportunities for change. Connect, share ideas, and build relationships essential for a healthier Texas. Earn continuing education credits for CHES, CHW noncertified, and K-12 Educators. Don’t miss this transformative event shaping the future of public health in Texas and beyond.
Toolkits
Healthier Texas provides a diverse set of toolkits to support organizations and communities with resources to build capacity while mobilizing efforts to implement healthy change.
Nutrition Education Videos
It’s Time Texas works to build healthier lives and healthier communities across Texas through interactive programming and educational materials. We encourage you to utilize our nutrition education videos as a resource and as personal support throughout your health journey.
2024 Community Challenge Winners
Congratulations!
Great work to all of our challenge participants! TEXAS, you showed up and made 2024 the best Community Challenge yet!
Metro
San Antonio
2nd
Austin
3rd
Houston
Large
McAllen
2nd
Edinburg
3rd
Pasadena
Mid-Sized
Pharr
2nd
Harlingen
3rd
Baytown
Small
Los Fresnos
2nd
San Juan
3rd
Alamo
Extra Small
Smithville
2nd
Stockdale
3rd
La Joya
Thank you to our sponsor!
Stay Connected
We use social media to share resources, tools, and information to help you, your family, and your friends live healthy lives. It’s also a great way to join and connect with a growing network of Texans committed to making living healthy easier in our great state!
