Schools Health Group has one goal: to help people lose a million pounds

The Healthy Futures program, an initiative of the School of Public Health at the University is a kick started a campaign to lose the residents of Prince George's County to a collective 1 million pounds for the year Next.

The "Lose It to Win It" campaign was developed to the implementation of one of the main objectives of the future local health obesity sidewalk.

"Our main goal is to get the obesity rate," said Alicia Ray, a course major health Senior Community for the program. "We want people to be more active and generally healthy."

About 35 percent of adults in Prince George County obese and another 34 percent are overweight, according to a study by the School of Public Health in July 2012th

These combined figures are about 5 percent higher than the national average for adults overweight or obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

Ray said the campaign is this to participate by organizing events for the inhabitants, creating a community garden and education of the community on what they need to know to achieve "help them to live a healthy life." So The program aims to 250,000 inhabitants comprise accumulated around one million pounds to lose.

"We hope that the residents of weight, as well as a common goal to lose," said Pamela Pecku a junior apprentice and main community center for the program. "Losing weight is hard to do on your own, without social support. Use this campaign to reach the community at a target has."

Health Development Program was launched in 2011 by Elliot Segal, professor of public health who works in the administration of health services. Its main tasks are to reduce obesity in children and the quality and quantity of medical care and of low-income families receive social services.

"Currently, the program focuses on improving the health of mother and child and reducing obesity," Rubin said Alina senior community center staff and monitoring program reach.

Residents can sign up and register to participate in the new program on site. The website is used to track weight loss and maintenance of weight loss challenge that occur between county primaries.

"This campaign is important because it is our way of connecting with the community, together with the fight against obesity in Prince George County," said Pecku. "And it's a great experience for the students, not really been in the field of health until the last half of last year, when it helps us to learn the complexity of public health because we."

The campaign will be officially launched on Oct. 3 to life and will be celebrated with a special event on the seal of 19 hours in the room Charles Carroll. Students are encouraged to participate and. Part in the campaign

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