Relegent and HealthTeacher Merge
Move will expand Relegent’s health content service offering to include schools.
Nashville, TN (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) December 23, 2004 -- Relegent today announced the acquisition of
HealthTeacher from Health Strategies, a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of
health curriculum to K-12 Schools through the Internet and Print. Privately
held, HealthTeacher has continually grown since its creation by The Health
Network and now serves over 3,000 schools worldwide, including The State of
Delaware and Bom Jesus Schools in Brazil.
The acquisition of
HealthTeacher will enhance Relegent’s growing content business by strengthening
its capability to offer a wider continuum of health education to both schools
and hospitals.
“The HealthTeacher brand is one of the most respected in
health curriculum as it was built on the National Health Education Standards and
backed by more than five years of high-quality work and commitment to teachers
and students,” said J. Tod Fetherling, president and chief executive officer of
Relegent. “We believe there is a significant opportunity to create a competitive
advantage within the education and healthcare outsourcing markets for health
content. By combining with a well-established company like HealthTeacher we can
take advantage of this opportunity sooner and on a larger scale,” he added.
“Health and Education are the two fastest growing segments of the GDP
combining for approximately 22% of total expenditures,” said Anita Davis,
president of Health Strategies. “Unfortunately, health education in schools has
long been a low priority and we as a nation are now paying multiples on
healthcare because of poor lifestyle choices that are learned at an early age.
We are working with school districts throughout the world to elevate the status
of health education through our curriculum”
About Relegent
Relegent is a leading healthcare marketing firm based
in Nashville, TN. Relegent exclusively markets the Discovery Hospital content
offering to hospitals and provides additional healthcare marketing services to
hospitals, health plans and employers.
About HealthTeacher
HealthTeacher is a leading provider of health education curriculum for
kindergarten through 12th grade level. HealthTeacher curriculum focuses on the
nine topics identified by the National Health Education Standards: Tobacco,
Alcohol and Other Drugs, Community and Environmental Health, Injury Prevention,
Mental and Emotional Health, Nutrition, Personal and Consumer Health, Physical
Activity and Family Health.
Media Contact:
Relegent
J. Tod
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