FOLEY, Alabama — Beginning Jan. 21, local residents are invited to sign up in teams of four for a statewide weight-loss contest called Scale Back Alabama. Now in its sixth year, the 10-week contest is an attempt to encourage Alabamians to lose weight, to exercise and to have fun while doing it.  Last year’s campaign drew more than 33,000 people in almost every county with a cumulative reported weight loss of 143,309 pounds.

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. For more information, go to www.scalebackalabama.com.