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IMPACT ON A CITY
Improving public health can be a daunting task, but Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price has inspired an entire city by implementing programs and resources that encourage residents to get active.
Since taking office in 2011, Fort Worth has added over 76 miles of bike lanes. Programs like the Mayor’s School Challenge, FitWorth and the Tour de Fort Worth encourage students and their families to adopt healthy habits. In 2018 alone, over 29,000 children logged more than 23 million minutes of physical activity and ate 1.7 million servings of fruits and vegetables.
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Fort Worth is now the largest city in the U.S. to join the Blue Zone Project, a strategic partnership backed by Texas Health Resources. The program makes healthy choices the easy choice so people can live longer and better with less chronic disease. The city has moved up from the 185th least healthy city to the 31st healthiest city.
Barclay Berdan
2019 Well. Hero. Recipient: The Honorable BETSY PRICE Mayor of Fort Worth
Kenneth H. Cooper, Betsy Price, Barclay Berdan
The Well.Hero. recognition is given annually to a true champion of change.
This award recognizes an individual for specific achievements and efforts to advance the mission of The Cooper Institute, and whom inspires others.
“Prevention works, folks.”
Betsy Price City of Fort Worth Mayor
Past Well.Hero. Recipients
2018 Recipient Orville C. Rogers USATF World Record Runner (1917-2019)
WWII bomber pilot, commercial airline pilot and world champion runner, Orville Rogers, is living proof that physical fitness leads to a longer, healthier life. Since age 90, the 101-year-old masters track runner broke at least 18 world records as the oldest and fastest man alive. Orville lived his life by example and will continue to be an inspiration to all who knew him.
2017 Recipient Bob Shapard Board Chairman Oncor
As chair of The Cooper Institute advocacy committee, Bob Shapard is instrumental in ensuring that youth in Texas have access to quality physical education and after-school programs, health-related fitness resources, and continues to further youth health initiatives through public-private partnerships.
2016 Recipient Jane Nelson Texas State Senator District 12
Senator Jane Nelson remains dedicated to building a healthier Texas by supporting FitnessGram and Dr. Cooper’s vision. Improving youth health and wellness will help Texas raise the next generation of college-ready, military-ready, and career-ready young adults.
