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July 8th, 2009
Media Contact:
Lisa Brodsky
AccentHealth
T: 212-763-5108
E: lbrodsky@accenthealth.com


ACCENTHEALTH Wins 12 Awards from 2009 National Health Information Awards Program

Tampa, FL, July 8, 2009 - AccentHealth, a healthy lifestyle TV network in medical waiting rooms across the U.S., was selected as a winner in the 16th annual National Health Information AwardsSM. The program recognizes the nation's best consumer health information programs and materials.

The following awards were received for AccentHealth's TV program and Health Panels inside Medical Office waiting rooms:

  • Blood Pressure Check received a Silver Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention Information.
  • Periperal Aterial Disease received a Bronze Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention Information.
  • Recovering from a Heart Attack received a Merit Award for Health Promotion/Disease and Injury Prevention Information.
  • Developmental Milestones received a Silver Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Picky Eaters received a Bronze Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Lupus received a Bronze Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Breastfeeding received a Merit Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Introducing a Sibling received a Merit Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Guide to Prostate Health received a Silver Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Guide to Healthy Eating received a Bronze Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Guide to Heart Health received a Merit Award for Patient Education Information.
  • Guide to Reducing Stress received a Merit Award for Patient Education Information.

"We were excited to participate in the National Health Information Awards program and were honored to be recognized for our commitment to patient education," said Edith Hodkinson, President of AccentHealth. "Since 1995, AccentHealth and CNN have partnered to provide critical health information to patients while they wait to see their doctors."

The awards program is coordinated by the Health Information Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials. This program, the most comprehensive of its kind, recognizes the best consumer health information materials and programs from organizations throughout the nation. http://www.healthawards.com/

AccentHealth, LLC
AccentHealth, LLC is America's leading Health Media Company offering advertisers multiple consumer touch points in physician waiting rooms. The AccentHealth Waiting Room TV Network, produced in conjunction with CNN, reaches 154 million viewers annually in 180 Nielsen markets. The programming features content on a variety of topics, including medical breakthroughs, condition-specific segments, parenting issues, nutrition, fitness, safety and wellness. AccentHealth has won recognition from the Telly Awards, the Cindy Awards, the American Academy of Nursing, the Health Information Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists. Visit www.accenthealth.com.


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