MINNEAPOLIS, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Health Fitness
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: HFIT), a leading provider of fitness and
health management services, recently formed a Science Advisory Board of
health industry experts, designed to keep HFC's products and services on
the forefront of current and emerging trends.
"We are excited to draw on the expertise of our board members to ensure
HFC's innovative programs and services remain of the highest possible
quality," said HFC President and CEO Gregg Lehman.
Responsibilities of HFC's Science Advisory Board will include reviewing
the quality and relevance of HFC's products and services from scientific
and technical perspectives; delivering guidance on the appropriate
implementation of products and services; and providing expert peer review
to HFC's research programs.
"Members of our Science Advisory Board bring extensive years of
research and clinical practice in areas such as nutrition and obesity,
exercise and fitness, behavior change, outcomes research and managed care,"
added HFC Chief Science Officer Pete Egan.
Members of HFC's new Science Advisory Board include:
K. James Ehlen, M.D. -- Dr. Ehlen is the chair of Halleland Health
Consulting, a leading health consulting group. He is a physician who
practiced in the areas of endocrinology and metabolism for 13 years. Prior
to Halleland, Ehlen occupied a series of executive roles, including CEO of
Medica and co-founder/co-CEO of Allina Health System.
Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D. -- Kris-Etherton is a distinguished
professor of nutrition in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at
Pennsylvania State University. Her research expertise is cardiovascular
nutrition. For more than 20 years, she has conducted many controlled
clinical nutrition studies designed to evaluate the role of diet on
established and emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors.
William L. Haskell, Ph. D. -- Haskell is a professor of medicine
(active emeritus) in the Center for Prevention Research and the Division of
Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine at Stanford University. He has
been a member of the Stanford University faculty for the past 35 years,
with primary interests in the prevention of chronic diseases, especially
cardiovascular disease.
Bess H. Marcus, Ph.D. -- Marcus is a professor of psychiatry and human
behavior at Brown University Medical School and a director of the Brown
University Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at Miriam
Hospital. Marcus is a clinical health psychologist and her primary research
interests include physical activity behavior and the prevention of
cardiovascular disease and the promotion of women's health.
Bruce Sherman, M.D., F.C.C.P. -- Dr. Sherman is the medical director,
global services, for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the director of
health and productivity initiatives at the Employers Health Coalition of
Ohio. His work involves the development and implementation of customized,
integrated strategies to control organizational health care costs and
improve workforce productivity.
Peter A. Egan, Ph.D. -- Egan is HFC's chief science officer and directs
the scientific knowledgebase, interfaces and use of health assessments, and
return on investment analyses for clients. He is a co-founder of
HealthCalc.Net Inc., which HFC acquired in late 2005. He has specialized in
the design and architecture of health and fitness database systems since
1985.
About HFC
Health Fitness Corporation (HFC) is a leading provider of employee
health improvement services to Fortune 500 companies, the health care
industry and individual consumers. Serving clients for more than 30 years,
HFC partners with employers to effectively manage their health care and
productivity costs by improving individual health and well-being. HFC
serves more than 400 clients globally via on-site management and remotely
via Web and telephonic services. HFC provides a complete portfolio of
health and fitness management solutions including a proprietary health risk
assessment platform, screenings, EMPOWERED(TM) Health Coaching and delivery
of health improvement programs. HFC employs more than 3,000 health and
fitness professionals in national and international locations who are
committed to the company's mission of "improving the health and well-being
of the people we serve." For more information on HFC, visit
http://www.hfit.com .
SOURCE Health Fitness Corporation
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CONTACT:
Deb Marshall of Health Fitness Corporation,
+1-952-897-5235, or Dennis McGrath of McGrath-Buckley
Communications, +1-651-646-4115
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