You may qualify for a study designed to help people maintain their weight loss by learning new skills for managing stress, achieving healthy lifestyle goals, and developing a long-term partnership for successful weight management.

EMPOWER is a 12-week-long group program with “booster” support for one year. Participants will receive testing for diabetes, cholesterol, depression, and stress provided at no cost in addition to receiving up to $150 upon completion of the study.

Eligibility criteria:

• May be male or female
  

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have weight loss of 10 percent of total body weight
• Must not have regained more than half of that total loss within the past two years

Please call 919-660-6770 for more information.