Through the collaborative efforts of the City of Highland Park, IL, private organizations, and the residents of Highland Park, the Healthy Highland Park Task Force was created. In just a few years the Task Force has successfully promoted healthy lifestyles in the community through their Anti-Obesity Campaign, Health Education Program, Anti-Smoking Campaign and Diabetes Prevention Program. With the help of the taskforce in 2007 they became the first smoke-free city in Lake County and since 2009 the city’s ten-week weight loss program has helped participants lose in total, over 1,500 pounds.