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The
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| Press Releases | Press Release: HealthCentral Partnership |
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For
further information contact: Lucie
Leblois, Director of Marketing For
Immediate Release: THE SIMON FOUNDATION AND THE HEALTHCENTRAL NETWORK PARTNER TO ENHANCE INTERNET RESOURCES Initial projects for the partnership include collaboration on animations to address bladder health, and the development of active message boards addressing the challenges and daily triumphs of living with incontinence. The Simon Foundation (web address is www.simonfoundation.org) is a leading force in promoting research for new treatments, launching innovative programs to improve continence care, and disseminating public education. Building on a base of comprehensive medical
information about incontinence, The HealthCentral Network seeks to
leverage the wisdom and experience of the many individuals who cope with
similar challenges. The
HealthCentral Network’s new incontinence site is www.incontinence-issues.com
(web address is www.healthcentral.com/incontinence).
Through new tools such as customizable Web sites to support family
caregivers, and regular blogs by those who have first-hand experience
with incontinence, The HealthCentral Network hopes to provide the
ultimate community site to alleviate embarrassment and isolation people
with the symptom of incontinence often report. “The
HealthCentral Network’s redesigned Web sites focused on a number of
prevalent chronic conditions represents a valuable opportunity to raise
awareness about incontinence for people coping with certain types of
cancer, diabetes, digestive disorders and other related conditions,”
said Cheryle Gartley, President and Founder of the Simon Foundation.
“We are particularly excited about addressing the stigma that
surrounds a variety of common health conditions and prevents people from
seeking effective treatment and care.”
“The
HealthCentral Network is delighted to work with an organization as
groundbreaking as the Simon Foundation, with its unique intersection of
incontinence researchers, healthcare providers, patients and
families,” said Chris Schroeder, Chief Executive Officer and President
of The HealthCentral Network. “Our
combined resources are complementary and offer new opportunities to
increase public awareness about incontinence and its impact.”
About
The HealthCentral Network The HealthCentral Network (www.TheHealthCentralNetwork.com)
has over 30 general health and highly specific condition and wellness
web properties, each committed to offering a voice in every day and
personal language people can understand and connect with at critical
points in their lives. Each
site provides timely, interactive, in-depth, and trusted medical
information, personalized tools and resources, and connections to vast
communities of expertise for people seeking to engage in, manage and
improve their health. The
award-winning, multi-media experiences combines medically-reviewed
articles from doctors and researchers, as well as news, information,
video and extensive engagement from every day people who have great
experience and empathy in specific health areas.
The Company also produces the Medical Breakthroughs television
show, seen around the country.
Founded in the late 1990s as the ChoiceMedia, Inc, the company has
recently been acquired by a team of blue-chip investors including
Sequoia Capital, Polaris Ventures, The Carlyle Group and Allen and
Company. With a management team that combines decades of experience in
interactive media and medical, science and news journalism, The
HealthCentral Network aims for the highest standards of quality,
relevance and community for patients and their caregivers. About
the Simon Foundation for Continence The mission of the
Simon Foundation is to bring the topic of incontinence out of the
closet, remove the stigma surrounding it, and provide help and hope to
people with incontinence, their families and the health professionals
who provide their care. Recent estimates suggest that 33 million
Americans are affected by loss of bladder control and millions more by
loss of bowel control. The Simon Foundation is dedicated to improving
clinical treatment advocating on behalf of people with loss of bowel and
bladder control. The Foundation's mission is supported by a Governing Board of Directors and an Advisory Board of professionals, many of whom have dedicated their careers to improving the clinical treatment of incontinence and advancing medical science through bladder and bowel research. Financially, the Foundation is sustained through educational grants, corporate contributions, sales of educational materials, and donations from individuals who understand the tremendous impact incontinence has on the daily lives of millions. |