From staff reports
MONTGOMERY — Officials with the Alabama Hospital Association, the Alabama Department of Public Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama kicked off the state’s largest weight-loss program.
In its ninth year, Scale Back Alabama, a free program designed to address the state’s obesity problem, has resulted in thousands of Alabamians losing more than one million pounds.
The 2015 program has been redesigned somewhat based on feedback from previous participants and local coordinators. Those 18 and older can now participate in teams of two, rather than teams of four, and they could go online to self register starting Tuesday. Once registered, they must go to an official weigh-in site during the week of Jan. 19-25 to have their initial weigh-in. Then, each week they will receive health tips from a panel of experts. At the end of the contest, the names of all individuals and teams who lose at least 10 pounds (one pound a week) will be placed in a drawing for cash prizes.
For more information, visit www.scalebackalabama.com.