Nurtur Wins 2013 Leonard G. Doak Health Literacy Innovator Contest ReadsEasy™ Publication Award
Farmington, CT (PRWEB) December 30, 2013 -- For demonstrated excellence in health literacy in printed communications for consumers, Nurtur®, the health, wellness and productivity company, received the 1st Place ReadsEasy™ Publication Award in the 2013 Leonard G. Doak Health Literacy Innovator Contest. This national competition seeks to recognize the country’s best practices in print, in practices and in the media.
The Nurtur “Healthy Solutions for Life” flyer series was developed by a multidisciplinary workgroup of content creators as a low-cost way to reach and engage members enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid health plans. Dual-language flyers were written, edited and designed with a focus on health literacy. Field testing was conducted in focus groups to solicit user feedback and incorporate recommendations.
“Nurtur health coaching programs offer support and education to low-income and aged, blind and disabled people with chronic diseases across the U.S. We needed to improve members’ knowledge of their conditions and inform them about ways to improve health,” says Sydney Webb, Ph.D. Director, Member Communications and Engagement. “We are honored to be recognized as an innovator in health literacy.”
“The number of quality outstanding applications received for our 4th Annual Award is validation of the growing progress and commitment the health care industry is making to health literacy and plain language principles,” says Health Literacy Innovations Content and Multi-Language Chief Aracely Rosales. “We congratulate all the applicants and judges for their time, effort, and commitment to maintaining health literacy excellence.”
About Nurtur: Nurtur is the behavior change company dedicated to helping individuals improve their health and wellbeing. The company offers wellness programs and health coaching to educate, enable and motivate people at all life stages address the life issues that get in the way of health as well as the health issues that complicate living. Nurtur life and health management programs include wellness, disease management (including Back Pain, Depression, Diabetes, Heart Disease and Respiratory Disease), episodic/catastrophic care management, work-life resource and referral, employee assistance and professional training. The company provides services to multi-market segments including employers, plan sponsors, Third-Party Administrators, commercial health plans and government agencies.
Mary Ann Dostaler, Nurtur Health Inc., http://www.nurturhealth.com, +1 (860) 267-0816, [email protected]
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