MINNEAPOLIS, April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Health Fitness Corporation
(OTC Bulletin Board: HFIT) has appointed Ralph Colao as Vice President,
Consulting and Best Practices. In his newly created role, Colao will lead the
company's initiatives to expand its Consulting and Occupational Health Service
businesses. He will also be responsible for developing integrated best
practices for HFC and the clients it serves.
Colao brings 24 years within the health and fitness industry to HFC.
Prior to joining HFC in 2003, he was National Director of Operations for the
Health & Fitness Services Division of Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems,
recently acquired by HFC. In addition to corporate health management
experience, Colao brings experiences in hospital, healthcare, university, and
commercial club marketplaces. He has received many Johnson & Johnson Chairman
Awards and is an active member of American College of Sports Medicine and
National Business Group on Health.
"We believe that HFC's Consulting Services, particularly our health risk
management services, will achieve significant growth as Corporate America
searches for solutions to reduce health care costs and improve employee
health," said Health Fitness CEO and President Jerry Noyce. "As a result, we
need to make this organizational change to realize our opportunities and
support our clients most effectively. Ralph will be a significant resource
for our clients as they work to develop broader health risk management
strategies."
Noyce explained that one of Colao's key responsibilities will be to assist
clients in developing broader health risk management programs and integrating
the various functions within these companies that deal with worker health.
"Ralph will provide our clients with a new resource to challenge," Noyce
added. "He will bring new ideas to them and facilitate discussion among HFC
customers who are facing similar issues by helping them to compare
initiatives, successes and potential improvements and cost savings."
Health Fitness Corporation is the leading provider of results-oriented
health improvement management services to corporations, hospitals,
universities and communities. HFC has been serving clients since 1975 and
manages more than 390 locations across the U.S. and Canada. For more
information about Health Fitness Corporation, go to http://www.hfit.com .
Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements
regarding the anticipated growth of the Consulting and Occupational Health
Service businesses. Such risks and uncertainties include the risk that clients
will not respond as anticipated to the offering of these services or that the
Company will not be able adequately satisfy the demand for these services.
SOURCE Health Fitness Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.hfit.com
CONTACT:
Katherine Hamlin, Vice President, Marketing
and Strategic Development, of Health Fitness Corporation,
+1-865-531-7244, or katherine.hamlin@hfit.com
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