Supporting Organizations and Publications

BenefitsLink.com -- on the web since 1995 -- supplies employee benefits plan practitioners and sponsors with comprehensive news and information about plan compliance, administration, policy and design. Email newsletters with the latest developments are sent to 25,000 subscibers every day. Also online are an industry webcast calendar and message boards for practitioners to exchange questions and answers. Our affiliated site is EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com -- named one of the 100 best job boards on the web -- where employers reach our niche audience of potential job candidates on the web and via prominent links in our daily newsletters.BenefitsLink.com

p>Childhood Obesity is a central forum for exploring effective, actionable strategies for weight management and obesity prevention in children and adolescents. Health disparities and cultural sensitivities are addressed, and plans and protocols are recommended to effect change at the family, school, and community level. The Journal also reports on the problem of access to effective healthcare and delivers evidence-based solutions to overcome these barriers.

Childhood Obesity coverage includes:

• Genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors causing obesity in children and adolescents
• Prevention and management initiatives and interventions
• Strategies to promote education and policy changes
• The role of primary care healthcare providers
• Long-term health risks for overweight children
• Health disparities and lack of access to health care
• Economic impact of childhood obesity
• Research advances

The Colorado Business Group on Health (CBGH) is a non-profit coalition representing large purchasers of health care services. Since 1996, the CBGH together with Colorado health plans and purchasers, have been working on the "big picture" of health care quality. CBGH is the local voice to affect change on the behalf of consumers and employers here in Colorado. We engage the health care marketplace through leadership and active participation, driving positive changes to address quality and realize savings. By working together, we can assure that consumers have the best possible information on health care quality. Our mission is to advance the purchaser role to accelerate cost effective, high quality health care. Our vision is to see our purchasers united, motivated, and focused on health care value and quality.

Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications is a new, bimonthly peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the development, use, and applications of game technology for improving physical and mental health and well-being. The journal breaks new ground as the first to address this emerging, widely-recognized, and increasingly adopted area of healthcare.

Games for Health is essential for anyone interested in the research and design of health games that integrate well-tested, evidence-based behavioral health strategies to help improve health behaviors and to support the delivery of care.

The Midwest Business Group on Health (MBGH) is one of the nation's leading coalitions of private and public employers. MBGH's 85+ members provide coverage for over 2 million lives, spending more than $2.3 billion on health care benefits on an annual basis. MBGH offers employers a variety of health benefit educational seminars, networking opportunities, quality and community initiatives, demonstration projects and group purchasing programs. Through these programs, MBGH helps employers and their employees obtain more value from their health care benefit dollars and improve the health status of the community. For more information, contact Cheryl Larson at 312-372-9090 or clarson@mbgh.org and visit our website at www.mbgh.org www.mbgh.org.

The National Wellness Institute (NWI) provides health promotion and wellness professionals and students unparalleled resources and services that fuel professional and personal growth. Through its membership, webinars, publications, certifications, and National Wellness Conference, NWI offers educational opportunities from coaching and counseling to worksite wellness, and from nutrition and mind-body-spirit practices to physical training. NWI will host its 37th Annual National Wellness Conference in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, July 16-19, 2012. Receive $50 off the full Main Conference when you enter discount code NWC37WC when registering at NationalWellness.org/Conference. For more information, visit NationalWellness.org, e-mail nwi@nationalwellnessorg, or call 715.342.2969.

PharmaVOICE is the executive forum that allows business leaders to engage in a candid dialogue on the myriad challenges and trends impacting the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE reaches more than 17,000 U.S.-based executives who influence business strategies and affect change. Published monthly, PharmaVOICE provides readers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary in a multiple-perspective format through its forums, topics, and articles that cover a range of issues from molecule through market. To Raise Your VOICE, contact feedback@pharmavoice.com.

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Strategic Insights on the Future of the Health Insurance Industry www.corporateresearchgroup.com/MarketTrends

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The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Site seeks and promotes health care innovations that can reduce the cost of quality care. Visit the site to learn how the share your innovation.