ValueOptions®' "Heart and Mind Connections" Web Site Honored With World Wide Web Health Awards
Norfolk, Virginia - November 29, 2006
ValueOptions announced today that its "Heart and Mind Connections" online training guide was honored with two Merit Awards in the Spring/Summer 2006 World Wide Web Health Awards Program on November 10, 2006.
"Heart and Mind Connections: Integrated Strategies for Greater Health" was awarded in the classes of "Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention Information" and "Patient Education Information." The educational guide provides information, support and tools for applying a behavioral approach to preventing and managing heart disease, the number one killer of Americans and a leading cause of disability.
"ValueOptions has unparalleled clinical expertise in understanding human behavior and helping individuals modify their behaviors," said Hal Levine, Chief Medical Officer for ValueOptions. "Because the relationship between heart disease and mental health is clear, our intervention program focuses on the links between emotional and psychological health and cardiovascular health."
There were nearly 1,000 entries placed in the Spring/Summer 2006 World Wide Web Health Awards Program. The program recognizes the best Web-based health-related content for consumers and professionals from organizations throughout the nation. A panel of international health information and Internet experts judge entries based on accuracy, success in reaching the targeted audience and overall quality.
"Heart and Mind Connections: Integrated Strategies for Greater Health" is found on ValueOptions' corporate Web site at www.valueoptions.com/clients/Education_Center.htm.
About the World Wide Web Health Awards
The World Wide Web Health Awards is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials. This Web-based health awards program is an extension of the HIRC's 13-year old National Health Information Awards (NHIA), the largest program of its kind in the United States. The program is held twice a year — spring/summer and fall/winter — with the goal of providing a "seal of quality" for electronic health information.