March 5, 2013
Get Healthy, Get Fit, Get Moving!
Health & Wellness Week Brings Fun, Education and Local Sports Superstars to The Health
Museum.
It’s all about getting your body moving! Health & Wellness Week is back at The Health Museum and
it’s jam packed with tips, facts and hands-on fun about getting your body in shape. And this year, the
get moving message will be strengthened by some of Houston’s own sports superstars.
Science shows, hands-on experiments, mini fitness classes, art and crafts, snacks and health
screenings for both kids and adults fill the week with knowledge to arm the community with smart
choices and healthy habits.
Sponsored by Park Plaza Hospital, The Andre Johnson Charitable Foundation and The Johnathan
Joseph Foundation, Health & Wellness Week is designed to teach kids and adults about working
towards a healthier “you.” Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels across the country. Children,
as much as adults, need to have a clear understanding of the direct effect their everyday food and
activity choices have on their body, both negative and positive, and Health & Wellness Week is a way
to get kids and adults interested and active about their health.
Adding huge excitement to the week, the All Pro Wide Receiver Andre Johnson and All Pro
Cornerback Johnathan Joseph will lead visitors in an exercise clinic. The Houston Texans
Cheerleaders will get everyone moving with a cheer routine that participants will perform for visitors.
President and CEO, Jon Iszard said, “Getting kids pumped up about getting active and healthy is what
it’s all about. Here at The Health Museum, our exhibits and programs express this message every day.
And with these awesome sports superstars supporting Health & Wellness Week, both kids and adults
will see the endless positive possibilities that come with getting fit.”
Throughout the week, community partners and corporate sponsors will also be at the museum to create
tasty, healthy eating options, conduct wellness checks, and demonstrate quick and easy exercise
routines for museum guests.
The week continues with more brain food at UT Brain Night. On Thursday, March 14, from 6 – 8 p.m.,
visitors can take part in brain-y activities, see a real human brain and ask doctors about one of the
body’s most fascinating organs. UT Brain Night is hosted by the UTHealth Neuroscience Research
Center and is free to all museum visitors.
1515 Hermann Drive, Houston, Texas 77004-7126 Main 713-521-1515 Thehealthmuseum.org
Health & Wellness Week At The Health Museum – pg. 2
Saturday, March 17 is Kick Butts Day! Kids from the Houston area will get empowered to take action
against tobacco use with fun, educational activities, events and giveaways. It is a day of fun while
learning about the health effects of tobacco by visiting various interactive stations including a graffiti
pledge wall.
For the full Health & Wellness Week event schedule, visit thehealthmuseum.org/wellnessweek.
Daily programming includes educator-led organ dissections. Learn cool facts about how your eyes
and your entire visual system work, explore the amazing world of the heart, and learn what the different
areas of the brain do during these live demonstrations. Hands-on activities include making a sunsensitive wristband and creating an edible cell.
Admission to Health & Wellness Week events is included with the purchase of a general admission
ticket. Thursday, March 14 from 2-5 p.m. is Free Family Thursday when all guests can visit the
museum for free. For a full event schedule and discount offers visit thehealthmuseum.org.
Visitor Information
Admission to The Health Museum is $6 for children ages 3-12 and seniors 65 and over, $8 for adults ages 13-64.
All children ages 2 and under are free. Tickets are available online at thehealthmuseum.org. For group discount
rates and school field trip information, call 713-521-1515, ext. 121. For more information about the museum or its
programs, visit thehealthmuseum.org.
The Health Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. June –
August, the museum is open Mondays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas
Day.
ABOUT THE HEALTH MUSEUM
The Health Museum is a member institution of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center and is located in the heart of
Houston’s Museum District at 1515 Hermann Drive Houston, TX 77004. Museum exhibits include You: The Exhibit, a highly
interactive look at the physical, psychological and future you, and the McGovern 4D Theater, Houston’s first 4D theater, where
3D films and environmental effects like wind, rain and fog create a memorable experience.
The Health Museum Mission: Foster wonder and curiosity about health, medical science and the human body.
CONTACT:
Stephanie Manning
Director, Marketing & Communications
The Health Museum
713-521-1515 ext.332
smanning@thehealthmuseum.org
1515 Hermann Drive, Houston, Texas 77004-7126 Main 713-521-1515 Thehealthmuseum.org