October 1, 2012

The Transforming Texas Program, a 5-year, $50 million project, is part of the national Community Transformation Grant (CTG) program through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) & Prevention. 2M Research Services LLC, in partnership with the Center for Community Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, was selected to conduct the evaluation of the Transforming Texas Program. The CTG program focuses on the implementation of interventions in four strategic areas (“Strategic Directions”) aligning with progress in the following four performance measures outlined in the Affordable Care Act: (1) changes in weight, (2) changes in proper nutrition, (3) changes in physical activity, and (4) changes in prevalence of tobacco use. The Transforming Texas Program was awarded to the Texas Department of State Health Services, and is unique among the national Community Transformation Grant (CTG) contractors, as it includes 18 organizations with whom the Texas Department of State Health Services has contracted. These organizations include in their scopes of work 30 counties across Texas, representing more than 3.6 million Texans living in urban, rural, frontier, and border counties spanning the 268,820 square miles of the state.

For further information, contact:
Marcus Martin, PhD, MPH
CEO, 2M Research Services, LLC

855.328.1611