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About Scale Back
Alabama
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Now in its seventh year, Scale Back Alabama is a statewide
weight-loss contest designed to encourage Alabamians to get healthy and to have fun while doing it.
The 2012 campaign drew nearly 30,000 people
in almost every county with a cumulative reported weight loss of 148,963
pounds.
The campaign is geared toward adults and is primarily operated
with the help of local employers (companies with 10 employees or more),
hospitals and health departments. Each organization appoints one person to
serve as the coordinator for the contest, and individuals compete on teams of four
to win the chance at cash prizes. There is no charge for participating in the
program.
Click
here to learn more about the prizes.
Click
here to review the guidelines for participation.
The campaign is designed to address the state's challenge with obesity;
however, we caution individuals to check with their health care provider before
beginning a new exercise or diet regimen.
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Scale Back Alabama is a public awareness campaign hosted
by Alabama's hospitals and the Alabama
Department of Public Health, with generous support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
The Alabama Hospital Association is a statewide trade organization that
provides education and support to hospitals in their efforts to provide quality patient care.
The Alabama Department of Public Health is the state
agency that provides services that improve and protect the public’s health through disease prevention and the assurance of
public health services.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
administers
health and dental programs for more than 3.6 million individuals throughout the state of Alabama and around the country.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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