The Coaldale TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter invites the public to a free program to learn how to create healthy resolutions at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the Education Room of St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital, Coaldale.

Kim Werner Otto, a pediatric nurse practitioner at St. Luke's Rural Health Centers, will talk about eating a healthy diet and planning meals with good nutritional value. Learn how to fit exercise into a busy schedule and make a commitment to yourself to make positive changes that become a regular part of your everyday life.As the mother of four teenagers, Otto knows first-hand how busy life can get."I am busy with kids' events most of the time, working as well at our family business Otto's Pitstop Deli in Lehighton," she says. "However, I commit to exercise almost every day and watch my diet carefully ... and I have finally learned to do that without being so hard on myself."Otto earned her diploma in nursing from St. Luke's School of Nursing, a BSN from Columbia University and a MSN from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently working on her doctorate.TOPS Club Inc., was established more than 62 years ago to champion weight-loss support and success.Visitors are welcome to attend their first meeting free of charge.For more information, contact Kathy Ruff at (570) 645-3059 or e-mail at

katrina@ptd.net.