NEW YORK, March 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EHE International, a nationally recognized leader in preventive medicine, has named Jeff Novick as vice president of health promotion.
With 20 years of experience in health, nutrition and wellness, Novick's insightful, unique and humorous approach to nutrition and health has helped thousands worldwide make the transition to healthy living reducing their risk of preventable chronic disease. As vice president of health promotion, he is responsible for EHE's patient education protocols and programs.
"It is with a great deal of excitement that we welcome Jeff Novick to EHE International," said Deborah McKeever, president. "Jeff's depth and breadth of health knowledge and healthy-living experience will be of great benefit to our patients. His teachings are delivered with a 'healthy heaping' of humor that fosters engagement and retention of information. In his short tenure with EHE, Jeff has already prepared a new video series of three minute health tips for our patients and is a team member lead in the development of our new social media application known as 'EHE and ME', which will be available this summer."
Prior to joining EHE International, Mr. Novick served as the Director of Nutrition at the Pritikin Center in Aventura, Florida and as Vice President of the Board of the Directors for the National Health Association (NHA). For the last two years, he also served as the Director of Health Education for the NHA.
Jeff has taught nutrition classes at Indiana State University, Indiana University Medical School, the University of Miami Medical School and for the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. While in Indiana, he created and taught the Nutrition Education Initiative, a preventive medicine curriculum for medical doctors, residents, and medical students. In recognition of this groundbreaking project, Indiana's governor awarded him the Indiana State Public Health Excellence in Health Science Award, and Indiana State University awarded him the Graduate-of-the-Last-Decade Award.
Novick has been featured in NY Newsday, Parade Magazine, Men's Health, Shape Magazine, Women's World and has appeared on Fox News, Discovery Health, Today Show and other media nationwide. He recently appeared in the documentary Processed People, and the movie FatBoy which won the best documentary award at the Fort Lauderdale and Queens Film Festivals.
He holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees from Indiana State University in nutrition with minors in Exercise Science, and is a culinary school graduate.
ABOUT EHE INTERNATIONAL
Since 1913, EHE has been the recognized leader in preventive medicine. Its clinical protocols are specifically designed for the early detection of preventable disease and its associated risk factors. The company is well-known for its patient-centered approach to preventive care management. In addition to the physician's assessment, each personalized program includes clinical team management of health findings; appointment coordination with other physician/healthcare specialists; personal coaching, and a patient-accessible electronic medical record. Nationally available, EHE's programs are designed for integration into self-funded employer-sponsored medical plans, and are available to individuals seeking alternatives to traditional preventive care access and options.
For more information, contact EHE International, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10020; 212.332.3702; http://www.eheintl.com/">www.EHEINTL.com.