Schools

The Scale Back Alabama School program is an additional component of Scale Back Alabama that gives school personnel the opportunity to be healthy role models for their students, and for the school to be entered into a drawing to possibly win nutrition and physical activity-oriented prizes.

How To Participate

Scale Back Alabama 2021 is getting started!

Becoming a Scale Back Alabama School is easy!

Sign up to be a coordinator for Scale Back Alabama! Your school will need a coordinator to get started.
All schools (K-12) participating in Scale Back Alabama will automatically be enrolled in the Scale Back Alabama School program. Students are not allowed to participate and weight loss for students is not being encouraged.
Scale Back Alabama Schools receive special recognition and are entered into a school drawing for prizes that promote good nutrition and physical activity habits for the students. These prizes are in addition to individual drawings for prizes. View Past Winners.

Thank you to all of the schools that participated in 2021! You’ve set a great example for your students and faculty.

2021 Scale Back School Winners

First Place: Pelham Oaks School (Pelham, AL)
Second Place: Simmons Middle School (Hoover, AL)

2020 Scale Back School Winners

First Place: Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind (Mobile, AL)
Second Place: BTW High School (Tuskegee, AL)

Questions? Contact Molly Killman by email at molly.killman@adph.state.al.us about participating in the 2021 challenge.

About Us

Scale Back Alabama (SBA) is a free, statewide wellness program for adults, ages 18 or older, who live in Alabama or work for an Alabama based organization. It is designed to encourage Alabamians to get healthy and have fun while doing it.

Scale Back Alabama 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.