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View what Scarsdale is doing for the Mayor's and Supervisor's Challenge regarding health and fitness:

Last year, the village established a Wellness Committee to promote wellness education and provide wellness opportunities for village employees. Through this initiative, after-work yoga, lunch presentations on healthy living and a weight-loss promotion program have been offered to village employees. This spring, the village will continue its Brown Bag Lunch presentations and will be offering an after-work weight training class for employees.

  The Wellness Committee continued its Brown Bag Lunch presentations with health-related topics such as colon/rectal cancer, breast cancer, blood pressure, heart health, arthritis and a therapeutic lifestyle program.

The Village also managed a “Biggest Loser” weight-loss promotion program. The “biggest loser” was announced on June 4 and the winner received a gift certificate from an area restaurant.

The Village will resume the Brown Bag lunch presentations this fall, as well as the Biggest Loser program and after-work workout sessions.  In addition, the Village will provide low-cost flu shots and also hold its annual Employee Health Fair in December, which includes health related vendors and a free cholesterol screening program.