~ Alaska Schools Program ~

School nurses and PE teachers in Alaska are helping overweight kids and teens in their schools lose weight by using our WeighCool.com site.  The Alaska kids use our special wireless eScales to weigh-in, either before or after school, or anytime during school hours.  The eScales are located in private areas of the nurses' offices or the PE departments (e.g. bathroom) and automatically send the student's weight to their chart on the weighcool.com website.  Each child or teen has his/her own secure weight chart and "eRoom", to which they login with a password.  The nurses and PE teachers are able to login as well and view the weight charts of the kids in their individual schools.  The nurses and PE teachers post secure supportive messages, with pre-designed weight control tips, to their kids in the personal eRooms.  Each child or teen is able to post messages back to the nurse or PE teacher.  The kids learn about what causes overweight and the health risks, and how to obtain a healthy weight in the School Area of our site and by interacting with their mentor.  They also are able to receive support and tips from the 120,000 overweight kids and teens who use our site from all over the world, on the bulletin boards and in the chat rooms.

If you are interested in the Alaska Schools program or would like your school to have a similar program, please write to:   Thanks a lot.