EHE International and ACPM Honor Ron Davis, MD

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 11:00am EDT

NEW YORK, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- EHE International and the American College
of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) are pleased to announce the launch of a window
display at Rockefeller Center honoring the memory of ACPM Fellow and past
American Medical Association President, Dr. Ron Davis.

The window, located at 10 Rockefeller Plaza, will be presented to the public
from April 1, 2009 - April 30, 2009.  "EHE is very pleased to be able to offer
the American College of Preventive Medicine this window to honor a great
humanitarian and wonderful physician.  Dr. Davis will forever be remembered as
a pioneering physician dedicated to improving the nation's health and
welfare," said Deb McKeever, EHE President.   

"The window design compels the observer to consider a world where childhood
obesity, emerging infectious diseases, and smoking related-deaths are a thing
of the past.  The hope of this healthier world was Ron's vision and passion
and remains the mission of the American College of Preventive Medicine," said
Michael Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM, immediate past president of ACPM. 

Dr. Davis' life work was dedicated to improving public health via preventive
medicine.  He was the recent past president of the American Medical
Association, where he passionately and effectively used his platform as head
of organized medicine to advance disease prevention and health promotion
imperatives.  He also was the first director of the Office on Smoking and
Health with the Centers for Disease Prevention and was a long serving Fellow
of the American College of Preventive Medicine.

To further honor Dr. Davis and advance his goals, the American College of
Preventive Medicine created the Preventive Medicine Leadership Fund (PMLF). 
The PMLF is dedicated to engaging aspiring and young physicians in health
promotion and disease prevention careers.  For more information on the PMLF,
please visit: www.acpm.org/pmlf. 

The American College of Preventive Medicine is the national professional
society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion.
ACPM's 2,400 physician members are engaged in preventive medicine practice,
teaching and research. ACPM was established in 1954.

EHE International has been the recognized leader in employee and individual
Preventive Healthcare Plans (PHP) specifically designed for the early
identification of preventable disease and risk factors since 1913; clinical
management of health findings; referral resources; and personal coaching
intervention programs of adverse lifestyle behaviors associated with poor
nutrition, physical inactivity, and smoking. It's nationally available PHP is
a comprehensive, integrated approach to preventive healthcare for the
reduction and management of future medical claims expense, increased
productivity, and overall improved quality of life. 

For more information, contact EHE International, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, 4th
Floor, New York, New York 10020; 212.332.3702; www.EHEINTL.com.

    Contact:
    Nick Danielides
    nick@danielides.net
    212-319-7566



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