Walk With a Doc

TMA Launches Public Health Podcast Series - 03/20/2024

The Texas Medical Association Council on Health Promotion has launched a podcast series to inform and educate the public on some of TMA’s public health priorities, as well as community outreach programs the council oversees.

Dallas Physician to Host Her First Walk with a Doc Texas Event - 02/14/2024

Dallas residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Ashley Agan, MD, for her first Walk with a Doc Texas event.

San Antonio Physicians, Medical Students to Host Walk with a Future Doc Texas Event - 02/14/2024

San Antonio residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Adrienne Roth, MD, and medical student Mrs. Cecelia Daniel – both of UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine – for their first Walk with a Future Doc Texas event.

Lewisville Physician to Host His First Walk with a Doc Texas Event - 02/14/2024

Lewisville-area residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Mark W. Holt, MD, of MD Pediatric Associates, for his first Walk with a Doc Texas event.

TMA Expands Health Promotion Impact with 2018 Grants - 10/20/2023

This year TMA will have some new tools to improve the health of all Texans thanks to more than $572,000 in grants from TMA Foundation. In the fight against cancer, TMA will launch a new HPV Social Media Campaign, which

Physicians Walk Patients on the Healthier Side - 08/29/2023

Physicians across Texas are lacing up their sneakers to promote healthy lifestyle habits and answer questions from their community with their local chapters of Walk With a Doc. Funding from the TMA Foundation for 64 chapters makes it even easier for physicians to become walk leaders.

UT Health Physicians to Host First Anniversary Walk with a Doc Texas Event Saturday - 07/05/2023

San Antonio residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Ramon Cancino, MD, and Richel Avery, MD, for their first anniversary Walk with a Doc Texas event

TMA Foundation Elects Officers at Annual Conference - 06/29/2023

The Texas Medical Association Foundation (TMAF) elected Houston and Austin-area physicians and a Fort Worth civic leader as its new officers to lead the foundation’s board for the next two years. They were elected on Thursday during TMA’s annual conference, TexMed, in Dallas.

New Trustees Join TMA Foundation Board - 06/29/2023

The Texas Medical Association Foundation (TMAF) announces six new appointments to the TMAF Board of Trustees. Three physicians, two medical students, and a community leader will attend their first board meeting this week at the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Fall Conference. TMAF is the philanthropic arm of TMA, the nation’s largest state medical society.

El Paso Physician Named TMA Health Hero - 06/29/2023

Joseph H. Segapeli, MD, an El Paso pediatrician, was named a Health Hero Saturday by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) for his commitment to improving the health of his community. Dr. Segapeli was honored with the third annual award last week during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference, in Dallas.

Walk With a Doc Texas Celebrates 10 Years of Exercise, Good Health - 10/18/2022

A decade ago, two Texas physicians laced up their walking shoes to become the first in the state to adopt a new program to build healthier communities. Today that program, Walk With a Doc Texas, has an impressive footprint – more than 140,000 miles of walks among 135 doctor-led chapters in Texas communities.

Walk With a Doc Texas Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary - 10/04/2022

Many Walk With A Doc walks relaunch after a long hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Connect With Your Community in 2022 With TMA Programs - 04/05/2022

Signature community-based programs such as the Texas Medical Association’s Hard Hats for Little Heads and Walk with a Doc Texas provide TMA and TMA Alliance members a unique way to improve the health of their community as trusted leaders.

100 Reasons to Walk (With a Doc, Too) - 05/27/2021

There are many reasons to walk, including disease prevention and weight loss. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, one reason rose to the top – mental health.

Walk Leaders: Attend the State of the Walk March 10 - 03/09/2021

Help plan the future of Walk With a Doc during a virtual “State of the Walk,” where founder David Sabgir, MD, will describe his vision for the national program for 2021 and beyond. The Zoom event is scheduled for 4:30 pm (CT) Wednesday, March 10.

This Saturday: Walk With a Doc Texas Goes Virtual - 09/11/2020

Join Dallas family physician Amanda Mohammed, MD, at 8 am this Saturday for a virtual Walk With A Doc event that will focus on the importance of getting a flu vaccine.

A Healthy Step Toward Reconnecting With Your Community - 06/16/2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most Walk With a Doc Texas sponsors cancelled or postponed walks. Now that Texas is slowly reopening, you might be thinking about restarting your walk to reconnect with your patients and community.

Walk With a Doc Goes Virtual During Pandemic - 04/07/2020

In this time of social distancing, Walk With a Doc, a national organization that promotes physicians walking within their community, is still going strong with virtual walks.

Five Years, 100 Walks For Tyler Physician - 05/02/2019

Li-Yu Mitchell, MD, arrived at Tyler’s Rose Rudman Park around 6 pm on April 18 ready to take yet another walk with patients and other Smith County Medical Society members. But this walk was a little more special. This time, Dr. Mitchell and the medical society were hosting their 100th Walk With a Doc Texas event.

New Physical Activity Guidelines Highlight the Importance of Moving - 11/19/2018

The Department of Health and Human Services recently published the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which stress that being physically active is the most important step people can take to improve their health. This is true for any amount of physical activity, regardless of intensity, the guidelines say.

Physicians Move Texans Toward Healthy Choices - 05/20/2016

TMA physician members host regularly scheduled walks for patients and their community. Participants enjoy healthy food and lifestyle education through brief presentations before each walk, conversations with the physician and other health care team members while walking, and take-home information. During the walks, patients discuss general health and lifestyle issues with a person they trust — their physician. Walk With a Doc is funded by the TMA Foundation with generous support from the TMA Insurance Trust.