GoodNEWS is a lifestyle enhancement program developed to make the citizens of the city of Fort Worth think and practice a healthy lifestyle to prevent the development of disease. GoodNEWS is comprised of the healthcare professionals, church pastors, community organizations, and politicians who work together to influence the community. Many of the issues that affect people today such as hypertension, heart disease, obesity, and other diseases are not treatable once an individual gets them. Preventative medicine is the only way to avoid these diseases, and there are many things a person can do to prevent getting these diseases. The problem now is to get the word out to people on how to prevent these diseases. Technology available today enables communication of this nature.