Health & Wellness Week Brings Fun, Education and Local Sports Superstar 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, tricks and hands-on fun about getting your body in shape. And this year, the get moving message will be strengthened by our own sports superstars from the Houston Texans and a Houston Rockets Hall of Famer legend!
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, 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 has 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 Houston Texans All Pro Cornerback Jonathan 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, and the Houston Rockets will have fun basketball inflatables for visitors to enjoy! President and CEO, John 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 great supporters of 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.
Health & Wellness Week Brings Fun, Education and Local Sports Superstars to The Health Museum.
Saturday, March 17 is Kick Butts Day! Kids from the Houston areas 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 sun-sensitive wristband, creating an edible cell, and exploring how helmets protect the brain by testing a protective casing for an egg before dropping it to the ground.
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 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 fosters wonder and curiosity about health, medical science and the human body.
