U.S. Preventive Medicine and Healthwise Combine Resources to Help People Make Better Health Decisions

DALLAS, TX and BOISE, ID--(Marketwire - February 12, 2008) - U.S. Preventive Medicine® and Healthwise today announced that they have teamed up to give people the information they need to help prevent sickness and chronic conditions. U.S. Preventive Medicine will use Healthwise® consumer health information at ThePreventionPlan.com, a program that assesses an individual's health status, and then provides a customized plan and support to help the person get healthier.

"The evidence-based consumer health information from Healthwise is instrumental to The Prevention Plan's™ goal of helping people live a long and healthy life," said Frederic S. Goldstein, U.S. Preventive Medicine president and COO. "The more people understand their own health and their own bodies, the more likely they are to make responsible decisions that affect their health. This trustworthy and easy-to-grasp health information gives people the resources they need to be successful in the Plan because they better understand their health status and how to lower their risks."

U.S. Preventive Medicine and Healthwise share similar visions and missions of helping people make better health decisions by giving people health information and tools when they are ready to be engaged. By combining information with personalized prevention plans, the companies hope to help more people improve their health and contribute to lower health care costs.

"The cost, quality, and workforce challenges of health care can be improved with a transformation in the role of the consumer," said Donald W. Kemper, Healthwise founder and CEO. "The integration of efforts by Healthwise and U.S. Preventive Medicine gives people more of the information, tools, and resources they need to prevent or better manage serious health issues and chronic conditions."

The Prevention Plan™, an online program now in the prerelease stage before being introduced nationally in the second quarter of 2008, focuses on health assessment and intervention for each member. It gathers information about an individual and then develops a customized prevention plan based on his or her specific needs and risks. The Prevention Plan offers personal coaching, online tutorials, educational resources, reminders, integration with other health benefits, and a reward program.

In the spirit of helping people better manage their health and reach their own personal goals, ThePreventionPlan.com will feature the trusted, evidence-based health information from the Healthwise Knowledgebase. The Healthwise Knowledgebase includes more than 7,000 topics on health conditions, medical tests and procedures, medicines, and everyday health and wellness issues.

About U.S. Preventive Medicine

U.S. Preventive Medicine, a privately owned company, is building the first health network, in the United States and internationally, focused on prevention. USPM offers employers, government agencies, and consumers proprietary products that include The Prevention Plan™, a groundbreaking personalized wellness program delivered online to individuals; The Prevention Plan CM™, field-based chronic disease management programs customized for employers and government agencies to reduce healthcare costs; and The Centers for Preventive Medicine®, which offer high-tech diagnostic screenings delivered to consumers in partnership with hospitals, health systems, and other providers. For more information, please visit www.USPreventiveMedicine.com.

About Healthwise

Healthwise is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Nearly 100 million times a year, people turn to Healthwise information to learn how to do more for themselves, ask for the care they need, and say "no" to the care they don't need. Healthwise partners with health plans, hospitals, disease management companies, and health Web sites to provide up-to-date, evidence-based information to the people they serve. To learn more about the Healthwise Information Therapy (Ix®) Solution, visit www.healthwise.org or call 1.800.706.9646.

Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. 2008, Healthwise, Incorporated.

Contact Information: Healthwise Contact: Brenda Foster Phone: 208.331.6963 U.S. Preventive Medicine Contact: Kathy Fleming Phone: 386.454.8845