Healthy Schools Healthy Communities Texas County community wellness coordinator Earlene Stoops sits between Organwise Guy, left, and Organwise Gal, a pair of puppets that will be used in Houston Schools to help educate kids about bodily organ health. Organs that will help in the instruction include, Hardy Heart, Pepto Stomach, Luigi Liver, the Kidney Brothers, Peter Pancreas and Windy Lungs.

Healthy Schools Healthy Communities (HSHC) has operated in Texas County since 2013 to promote projects and programs that help kids and their families be more active and eat a healthier diet. According to HSHC Texas County wellness coordinator Earlene Stoops, numerous plans are taking shape to further the cause in 2018.

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