title: Health matters in Texas.
abstract: Physicians who testified before legislative committees presented an aggressive public health agenda to shield Texans from cigarette smoke, protect them from vaccine-preventable diseases, curb the obesity rate, and support cancer prevention and research. Thanks to their voices and the work of the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Public Health Coalition, the 2013 Texas Legislature got the message and passed many key bills that will help physicians accomplish some of those goals.
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zuzek
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas