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Registration Form
E-mail address*
Re-enter your e-mail address*
Password*	Your password can be up to 12 characters long.
Re-enter your password*
Security question* (What's this?)	What city were you born in? What is your mother's maiden name? What is the name of your first pet? What is the name of your 2nd grade teacher?
Your answer*
Verification code* (What's this?)	28518
Re-enter your verification code*	Type the numbers you see above into this box.
Additional Information About You
First name*
Last name*
Age*
Are you a person with a mobility impairment?	No Yes
Street address* (Why do you need this?)
Street address, second line (if needed)
City*
State/Territory*	Outside the US Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Marshall Islands Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Palau Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming AF Afric/Can/Euro/Mideast (AE) AF Americas (AA) AF Pacific (AP)
Zip code*	If you live outside the United States, please enter "11111" for your zip code.
Country*	Afghanistan Aland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia/Pacific Region Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Territory Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States United States United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Due to shipping limitations, participants from outside the United States will not receive a Welcome Packet in the mail. They are, however, invited to download a Welcome Packet from this site after completing the registration process.
WOMAN Challenge Options
Choose Your Route* (What's this?)	Cross-Country Pacific Coast Rocky Mountains Plains and Midwest Gulf and Caribbean Northeast	View a larger version of the Route Map
Certificate of Completion	I would like to receive a paper copy of my certificate if I complete the Challenge. Certificates will be printed and mailed after the Challenge ends. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
Evaluation*	At the completion of the WOMAN Challenge, would you like to participate in an evaluation? No Yes

Questions about the WOMAN Challenge registration form:

What do I do if my login from last year doesn't work?

To join this year's 2008 WOMAN Challenge you must register regardless of whether you participated last year in the 2007 WOMAN Challenge. Your login and password from last year WILL NOT log you in to the 2008 WOMAN Challenge. You must create a login and password for this year (however they can be the same as last year). We cannot save your data from year-to-year.

What is a session level cookie? How do I enable them?

Many web sites use "cookies" to help personalize a user's online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on the hard drive of a computer by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you will not be able to experience the interactive features of the WOMAN Challenge (i.e., logging in, tracking your activities, or participating on a team).

The WOMAN Challenge login mechanism places a session level cookie on users' browser to customize the page content. Session level cookies are automatically deleted when you log off or you are inactive for an extended period of time.

If you have session-level cookies disabled and you would like to enable them, find your browser in the list below and follow the corresponding directions.

Why do I have to answer a security question? What is it for?

If for some reason you cannot remember the email address you used to register or your password, we will ask you to answer your security question to verify your identity. When you answer this question correctly, your will be given your password or email address. Choose a question from the list of security questions that you can easily remember the answer to, but would be difficult for someone else to guess.

What is my verification code? What is it for?

The verification code is a random 5-digit number that is generated when you open the registration form. You can copy and paste, or re-type the number in the verification code field. We use this to help reduce "form spamming," where automatic form fillers submit bogus registration requests by repeatedly submitting web site forms.

Why do you need my address?

The WOMAN Challenge uses your address to mail Welcome Packets (on a first-come-first-serve basis) to you. We will also use this address to mail you a completion certificate at the end of the Challenge (if you choose to receive one). Your mailing address will not be sold or used for any other purpose.

What is a virtual route?

A virtual route is a map on the Internet that helps illustrate your progress throughout the WOMAN Challenge. "Virtual" means that you don't actually travel the route, rather you are moved along the route based on the physical activity you log on the website. You can choose whichever virtual route you'd like to map your progress. Feel free to choose the route in the region you live or any other route of interest for the WOMAN Challenge.

Are some routes easier to complete than others?

No. Although the routes appear to be different lengths, it takes the same number of points (16) to complete each route. Each route can be completed during the 8-week challenge if you meet your daily physical activity goals and log 5 out of 7 days per week.

Privacy information

You will be asked to supply personal information to participate in the WOMAN Challenge. Here is how we will use this information:

• Your e-mail address is not shared with other participants unless you join a team. Team leaders have access to all team members e-mail addresses.
• We will e-mail weekly reminders and notes to you, but will not distribute your address further.
• Individual participants: your last name, first initial, city, and state/territory will be available for team leaders so they can select their teammates correctly. If you are mistakenly added to someone's team, you can undo that action easily.
• Team leaders: your last name, first initial, city, state/territory, and team name will be available so that those wishing to join your team can correctly identify it. If someone mistakenly joins your team, you can easily remove them.

For additional privacy information, please see womenshealth.gov's full privacy policy.

Content last updated March 24, 2008.