Longitude Health Observes American Heart Month With Free Online Diabetes and Heart Disease Q&A Sessions

SOMERSET, NJ--(Marketwire - February 4, 2009) - In observance of American Heart month, Longitude Health, Inc. (www.longitudehealth.com), provider of guided health and wellness solutions for strategically minded employers, will host free, online Q&A sessions focusing on diabetes and heart health. The hour-long sessions are hosted by Cynthia Sears (RN, CDE), resident expert on diabetes self management and conducted vis-à-vis MyHealthVillage.com -- an online health and wellness portal owned and operated by Longitude Health.

The American Diabetes Association reports an estimated 17.9 million people are diagnosed with diabetes and another 5.7 million are unaware that they have the disease. Longitude Health's free diabetes resource provides information for any individual seeking to learn more about diabetes or simply connect with other individuals living with diabetes.

Diabetes Q&A session topics include:

--  You're One of a Kind! -- learn how food affects each person with
    diabetes differently as well as how to make sense of all the associated
    medication. Feb. 5th and 7th, 12PM and 7PM (EST), each day.
    
--  Make the Link: Diabetes and Heart Disease -- learn about the
    connection between diabetes and heart disease, and how to eat a heart-
    healthy diet. Feb. 12th and 14th, 12PM and 7PM (EST), each day.
    
--  Making Every Office Visit Count -- learn how to prepare for each
    doctor's visit, including what questions to ask and how to be a full
    participant in managing your diabetes and heart disease. Feb. 19th and
    21st, 12PM and 7PM (EST) each day.
    
--  Learn Your ABCs -- A is for A1c, B is for Blood Pressure, C is for
    Cholesterol, etc.  Learn how these values can guide you and your doctor as
    you manage your diabetes. Feb. 26th and 28th, 12PM and 7PM (EST) each day.
    

To participate in the free sessions visit www.MyHealthVillage.com and click on "Q&A Session" on the main menu bar to take part in the conversation. To post questions prior to the scheduled Q&A sessions, contact Sears at myhealthvillage@longitudehealth.com.

Longitude Health will continue hosting Q&A sessions throughout 2009 as well as offer free videos, blogs, and discussions on a variety of topics related to health and wellness. Dr. Jan Swaney, co-founder of MyHealthVillage.com, explains, "More and more people use the Internet to obtain health and wellness information. Our Q&A sessions offer free, reliable resources for the online community to gather at MyHealthVillage.com, ask pertinent questions and benefit from receiving guidance from a diabetes health professional. The sessions are interactive, informative and will help clarify myths from facts."

For more information on the upcoming Q&A Session, visit www.MyHealthVillage.com.

About Longitude Health, Inc.

Based in New Jersey and with operations in Missouri, Longitude Health (www.longitudehealth.com) is a privately held, investor-backed company offering strategically minded employers comprehensive web-based, guided health and productivity improvement solutions that make organizations more valuable by improving the health of their people. With its proprietary integrated portal, MyHealthVillage.com, and a holistic approach to population engagement, Longitude Health provides participant incentives as well as integrates with primary care physician oversight, to enable a true, social networking support group. This unique approach creates a new collaborative healthcare model for sustainable life style habits and a demonstrably healthier and more productive organization -- guaranteed. For further information on Longitude Health visit www.longitudehealth.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Jackie Abramian BridgeView Marketing (for Longitude Health) Tel: 207-439-0963 Mobile: 617-584-2580 Jackie@bridgeviewmarketing.com