Summary of 2025 FCH Impacts
economic impact
The estimated economic benefit of FCH health and wellness programs totaled more than $217.4 million.
Health Outreach
Howdy Health, a public facing website containing FCH health programs and resources, achieved 6,055,873 page views, while total FCH website views exceeded 6.8 million.
Active Living
FCH educators engaged 54,994 adults and youth in in-depth active living programs that improved participants’ physical activity levels and health outcomes.
Nutrition Education
FCH educators and volunteers conducted 21,100 educational activities focused on healthy nutrition that resulted in 1.4 million direct contacts.
51,763 adults and youth on 3,743 teams logged 6.4 million miles during the Walk Across Texas program.
Health Education Volunteers
6,661 FCH volunteers contributed 206,562 hours (valued at greater than $7.1 million) resulting in 159,945 direct educational contacts.
Early Childhood Health and Safety
90,714 early childhood educators enrolled in 404,335 online training courses.
Mental Health and Well-Being
FCH faculty, staff, and volunteers conducted more than 940 mental health educational activities for Texans, resulting in nearly 33,000 direct contacts.
Accident and Injury Prevention
3,916 driver and passenger safety events were conducted, reaching more than 87,000 Texans with potentially lifesaving information.
2,166,947 direct educational contacts made statewide.
Indirect contacts via website views, newsletters, social media, etc. exceeded 13.1 million.