Bernards Township (Somerset County) will receive a wellness grant from the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute’s Mayors Wellness Campaign. Funding for the grant was generously provided by the National Business Coalition on Health.
Bernards Township Mayor Scott Spitzer was pleased to hear his town had been selected as the designated community partner that will hold the year long Toxic Waistlines Competition.
This will be the second annual competition and will commence June 1, 2010. Enrollment is open to any Bernards Township resident or municipal employee over the age of 11. $500 checks will be provided to the top three adult winners, $250 for two second place winners and $100 for the next seven runners up! Click here for the enrollment form
“We are so grateful to the National Business Coalition on Health and our partner in this wellness initiative, Bernards Township,” said NJHCQI President and CEO David Knowlton. “Bernards has an extensive reputation of offering their residents recreation and health activities. We couldn’t be happier with the enduring efforts of Mayor Spitzer to encourage healthy and active lifestyles as part of their Mayors Wellness Campaign.”
During the summer of 2009, the first ever Toxic Waistlines Competition was held in Morris County. Fourteen municipalities participated with Parsippany coming out on top, with their 125 participants losing an average of 4.16 waistline inches in the 100-day contest. In total, 264 people lost 2.617 pounds and 622.25 inches from their waistlines.
“Our goal in holding this contest again is to encourage people to eat healthier, be more active and to lose those toxic inches around the waistline that experts now say is equally or more important than a person’s total body fat,” said Littman. “Last year’s results were fantastic, and we hope to do just as well in Bernards Township.”
“We also hope to demonstrate that creative alternatives to traditional health and wellness programs can have sustainable and significant results,” added Mayors Wellness Campaign Associate, Catherine Angrisani-Purnell, RN.
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