About Go Healthy Houston Task Force

The Go Healthy Houston Task Force was established on September 17, 2012, via Executive Order 1-8 with the mission to identify concrete actions to address obesity in the City of Houston. The Executive Order acknowledged that obesity and related social determinants of health are a significant health threat for the City of Houston and are directly associated with increased health costs and lower productivity for individuals and companies.

VISION 

Go Healthy Houston is a key contributor to Houston being known for its collaborative health community, creative solutions to urban health issues, and positive health outcomes. 

MISSION 

Foster within local government a culture that promotes laws, programs, projects, and policies that increase healthier living. 

PRIORITIES 

• Healthy Eating 
• Active Living 
• Tobacco-free Environments 
• Health Equity 

Nutrition and Healthy Eating 

• Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables 
• Reduce consumption of added sugars 
• Reduce food insecurity and hunger 

Active Living and Physical Activity 

• Increase the proportion of people who do enough aerobic physical activity for substantial health benefits. 
• Increase the proportion of people who walk or bike to get places. 
• Increase the proportion of people with access to physical activity. 

Tobacco Use 

• Increase past-year attempts to quit smoking. 
• Reduce tobacco use initiation in adolescents. 
• Increase the proportion of adults counseled on tobacco use. 
• Reinforce and expand smoke-free laws and ordinances. 

Disparities in Health Outcomes 

• Diabetes 
  • Increase the proportion of people completing an accredited Diabetes prevention program. 
  • Reduce the proportion of people who don’t know they have prediabetes. 
• Obesity 
  • Reduce overweight and obesity by helping people eat healthy and get physical activity. 
  • Increase the proportion of people counseled on healthy weight management. 
• Heart disease and Stroke 
  • Increase control of high blood pressure in adults. 
  • Increase the rate of bystander CPR for non-traumatic cardiac arrest. 
  • Reduce stroke deaths.