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McAllen MSA Ranked 4th Among Cities with Healthiest Diets

May 3, 2019

Vegetables, fruits, lean protein, water and dairy, hooray! It’s all about making healthy Vegetables, fruits, lean protein, water and dairy, hooray! It’s all about making healthy dietary choices and, according to a recent Gallup and Sharecare’s Community Rankings for Healthy Eating report, the McAllen MSA ranked 4th out of 40 cities across the U.S. with healthiest diets.

Rio Grande Valley Sweeps Annual Health Challenge Cities of McAllen and Harlingen Receive Distinguished Award

March 29, 2018

(McAllen, TX) — The communities of McAllen and Harlingen, Texas, will be honored for winning the IT’S TIME TEXAS Community Challenge in their respective size categories. This growing statewide competition encourages communities of all sizes, including schools, businesses, organizations and mayors, to commit to healthy living and ultimately transform the community’s health.

City of McAllen Wins Statewide Community Health Challenge

March 28, 2019

McAllen, TX‐ For the second year in a row, the City of McAllen was not only the winner for its size McAllen, TX‐ For the second year in a row, the City of McAllen was not only the winner for its size category in the IT’S TIME TEXAS (ITT) Community Challenge, which ended March 4, but also, the top point getter in the entire state of Texas. More than 4,195members of the McAllen community participated and uploaded 7,234 Healthy Selfies, logging 14,851 minutes of activity and losing 487pounds during the challenge.

City of McAllen Wins Statewide Community Health Challenge

March 28,2019

For the second year in a row, the City of McAllen was not only the winner for its size category in the IT’S TIME TEXAS (ITT) Community Challenge, which ended March 4 but also, the top point getter in the entire state of Texas. More than 4,195 members of the McAllen community participated and uploaded 7,234 Healthy Selfies, logging 14,851 minutes of activity and losing 487 pounds during the challenge.

It’s Time Texas Announces Winners of Seventh Annual Community Challenge

March 22, 2019

(AUSTIN, TEXAS) The results are in for the annual IT’S TIME TEXAS Community Challenge, presented by H-E-B, which concluded on March 3rd. Developed in 2012, the statewide competition mobilizes community members, schools, businesses, organizations, and mayors around healthy living and provides them with the tools and motivation to make health a part of their daily routine. Over the 8-week challenge, individuals earn points for their cities or towns by participating in activities such as posting “healthy selfies,” organizing healthy workplace activities, signing healthy school pledges, and tracking physical activity and weight loss.

City of McAllen News City of McAllen wins It’s Time Texas Community Challenge

April 24, 2018

McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, the City of McAllen and the community participants were honored and recognized for winning the 2018 It’s Time Texas Community Health Challenge at a presentation at the McAllen City Hall. The IT’S TIME TEXAS! Community Challenge is a statewide competition that encourages communities of all sizes, including schools, businesses, organizations and mayors, to commit to healthy living and ultimately transform the community’s health. 

City of McAllen Wins Statewide Community Health Challenge

March 16, 2018

McAllen, TX‐ For the first time, the City of McAllen was the winner for its size category in the IT’SMcAllen, TX‐ For the first time, the City of McAllen was the winner for its size category in the IT’STIME TEXAS (ITT) Community Challenge, which ended March 4. More than 2,200 members of the McAllen community participated, logging 1,881,750 minutes of activity and 273 pounds lost during the challenge. 

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