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Compete for prizes
and improve your lifestyle at the same time!
Are
you ready to make positive lifestyle changes, however big
or small? Become part of the growing nationwide trend of
communities working to reduce chronic disease and improve
quality of life. Balancing work, family, physical and mental
health are important to our overall well-being, but can
be challenging. Take It Off Hawaii offers tips and tricks
to help you take the important first step to start you on
your journey of wellness!
Take It Off Hawaii is a 12-week
community wellness program that encourages residents of Hawaii
Island to improve their lifestyle. The goal is to
reduce the incidence of chronic disease through improved nutrition
and increased physical activity.
Take The Challenge! Teams of
five or more members will join the challenge to compete for
great prizes over a period of twelve weeks as they lose weight
and take steps to become healthier. See Qualifying
Guidelines. Come to a weigh-in/orientation where your
starting weight will be recorded. Competition is based on
the number of lifestyle points earned. Click here to see a
sampling of Lifestyle
Points.
To Participate - Gather your
friends, co-workers and family to form a 5 - 10 member team
and sign-up!
Sign-up orientations in North
Hawaii (weight and blood pressure screening):
- Tutu’s House – May 7th 4:00-7:00pm and May
8th 11:00am-1:00pm
- Five Mountains Hawaii – May 1st 4:00-6:00pm and
May 2nd 11:30am-1:30pm
- Old Infirmary Bldg behind Hamakua Health Ctr, May 5 from
4-6pm; May 6 from 11:30-1:30pm
- Kohala Family Center in Hawi, May 8 & 9 from 9:30am
– 12noon
For More Information Contact:
East Hawaii - American Cancer Society, Cecily Nago at 935-9763
North Hawaii - Five Mountains Hawaii, Laura Seurynck at
887-1284
West Hawaii - PAN Coalition, Caroline Kunitake at (808)
782-2150
Other
Important Dates:
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May 1 -
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Official weigh-ins & orientation
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May 12: |
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Competition starts |
| August
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End of competition |
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Final weigh-ins |
August 8:
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Official Participant Booklets
must be turned in |
August 16:
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Grand Finale Award Ceremony
in Waimea |
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Watch for the Take It
Off Hawaii Newsletter as the Competition gets underway!
Confidentiality
of each participant’s individual health status will
be a priority. Therefore, challenge results will only be
given in aggregate. No individual health information will
be divulged without the prior written consent of the individual.
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