-- Longitude Health's MyHealthVillage.com Health Assessment - A
comprehensive health risk assessment questionnaire delivered online or on
paper.
-- Onsite biomedical screening for additional health risk factors.
-- One-to-one health guidance on understanding the Health Assessment and
reducing risk factors with Longitude Health Healthguides, who are trained
allied health professionals.
-- Access to online health tools and workplace-delivered resources
including proprietary Longitude Health content and the American Heart
Association's Search Your Heart Curriculum.
-- MyHealthVillage.com incentives and communications resources to
encourage and reward maximum participation in the program as well as
coordinate with DHR Division of Public Health's promotion activities.
Once an employer enrolls in the program, employees and their spouses can
participate with no out of pocket cost to either the employer or the
participants. The MyHealthVillage program is free to selected worksites
through an application process with the DHR Division of Public Health's
Office of Health Behaviors
(http://health.state.ga.us/programs/healthpromo/index.asp).
"Our mission is to prevent unnecessary death, disease and disability by
providing carefully planned and appropriately implemented health promotion,
disease prevention and care activities," said B.J. Walker, Commissioner of
the Department of Human Resources. "We are excited to be able to provide
our citizens with a comprehensive health solution that easily adapts to
Georgia's varying communities."
"Over the years, Georgia has been working actively to support worksite
wellness and promote healthy behaviors. We are thrilled to be included in
this effort and we look forward to introducing Longitude Health's
resources," concluded Dr. Jan Swaney, Founder and CMO of Longitude Health.
About DHR
The Georgia Department of Human Resources was created in 1972 by the
General Assembly in the Governmental Reorganization Act of 1972. The Act,
sponsored by then Governor Jimmy Carter, consolidated the Departments of
Public Health, Family and Children Services and other agencies into a
comprehensive health and social services agency. DHR touches the lives of
all Georgians by providing about 80 programs that ensure their health and
welfare.
DHR manages programs that control the spread of disease, enable older
people to live at home longer, prevent children from developing lifelong
disabilities, protect children from abuse and neglect, provide families
with a variety of financial and non-financial supports, train single
parents to find and hold jobs, and help people with mental or physical
disabilities live and work in their communities.
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 Taka L. Wiley, MPA Public Information Officer Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Communications Office: (404) 657-1385 Fax: (404) 344-5631 tlwiley@dhr.state.ga.us