"Scale Back Alabama" and Get Healthy!
We can all be the biggest losers

Now in its third year, "Scale Back Alabama" is a statewide weight-loss contest that will start in January 2009. The purpose of the ten-week contest is to encourage Alabamians to lose weight, to exercise and to have fun while doing it. Last year's campaign drew more than 40,000 people in almost every county with a cumulative reported weight loss of more than 200,000 pounds.

The campaign is geared toward adults and is primarily operated with the help of local employers. For more information on how you can become involved, go to www.scalebackalabama.com. You will find a toolkit with everything you need to launch a contest within your organization. There is no charge for participating in the campaign, and there will be a free satellite-training session for all local coordinators on Sept. 23 at noon, so don't delay in signing up to participate.

"Scale Back Alabama" is a public awareness campaign hosted by Alabama's hospitals and the Alabama Department of Public Health, with generous support from Barber's Dairies, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Agriculture.

For more information, contact the Alabama Hospital Association, (800) 489-2542.

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