SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthyroads, Inc., the Total Population Health Management subsidiary of national health services organization American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH), announced that it has been selected by GameStop to provide its award-winning services to nearly 9000 members across the United States.
The Healthyroads Program is a customizable service that provides a wide range of personal health solutions—including award-winning telephone-based lifestyle and health coaching programs, member engagement promotion programs, incentive management programs, competitive challenges, worksite wellness programs, and an integrated online health improvement portal, Healthyroads.com.
Services available on Healthyroads.com include a variety of nutrition and exercise planners, an online library of articles on hundreds of health-related topics, e-coaching courses, and an assortment of health trackers. Access to these tools is included as part of Healthyroads member's benefits package.
In addition to the tools on Healthyroads.com, members also have access to a Personal Health Assessment (PHA). The PHA provides members with a health score, a detailed report on their current health, and suggestions for healthy living. Members can use this tool to create a comprehensive health improvement plan.
GameStop employees also have access to a line of Healthyroads Personal Health Coaching programs for weight management, tobacco cessation, stress management, and healthy living. The award-winning service pairs members with Healthyroads Coaches who provide telephone-based motivational and goal-oriented coaching to help members make healthier choices.
The Healthyroads Coaching® program has been shown to produce positive ROI for businesses that effectively utilize it. A collaboration of the ASH health services team, Ron Goetzel, PhD, and the Thomson Reuters research team found, for example, that Healthyroads telephone health coaching reduced employee health risks and produced a positive 1.17 to 1.00 return on investment. The article, "Using a Return-on-Investment (ROI) Estimation Model to Evaluate Outcomes from an Obesity Management Worksite Health Promotion Program," appeared in the September 2008 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
About American Specialty Health and Healthyroads
American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) is a national health and wellness company that provides prevention and wellness services, specialty network programs, and fitness and exercise services to health plans, insurance carriers, employer groups, and trust funds. Based in San Diego, ASH has more than 800 employees and serves over 25.9 million members.
Healthyroads offers wellness and prevention programs to more than 6.1 million members nationally.
For more information about ASH health and wellness programs, visit ASHCompanies.com or call (800) 848-3555. Follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/ASHCompanies or www.Twitter.com/Healthyroads!