Center for Health Value Innovation Members Honored as 2009 Best Employers for Health Lifestyles By National Business Group on Health

ST. LOUIS, Mo.--(Business Wire)--
The Center for Health Value Innovation, (www.vbhealth.org), the nation`s premier
organization dedicated to establishing value and producing evidence for
sustainable health and financial improvement, announced today that 11 of its
member organizations received awards for the 2009 Best Employers for Healthy
Lifestyles from the National Business Group On Health (NBGH;
http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/).

NBGH is the nation`s only non-profit, membership organization of large employers
devoted exclusively to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to
their most important healthcare and related benefits issues, and its awards
program acknowledges those organizations for their exceptional commitment to a
healthy workplace and for helping their employees and families make better
choices about their own health and well-being.

Recognizing The Center members which earned this distinction, Cyndy Nayer,
president and CEO of The Center says, "Our member companies continue to be
acknowledged for their cultures of health and emphasis on prevention and
wellness, testimony to the success of value-based benefit design," says Cyndy
Nayer, president and CEO of the Center. "They are pioneers and innovators,
demonstrating the power of consumer engagement to drive improved health, better
outcomes and lower cost trends."

These Center members earned the following NBGH 2009 Best Employers for Healthy
Lifestyles Winners awards:

PLATINUM: Recognizing established "Healthy Weight, Healthy Lifestyles" programs
with measurable success and documented outcomes.

FPL Group

Hannaford Supermarkets

IBM

Pitney Bowes Inc.

Quest Diagnostics

(Campbell Soup Company is part of this award category. While not a member of the
Board of the Center, it is working with the Center and other companies in the
Camden Counties Healthy Employees Consortium for an innovative model of
value-based design).

GOLD: Forcreating cultural and environmental changes that support employees who
are committed to long-term behavior changes.

Chrysler Group LLC

Humana

Mayo Clinic

WellPoint, Inc.

SILVER: For employers who have launched programs or services to promote living a
healthier lifestyle.

sanofi-aventis U.S.

About The Center for Health Value Innovation

Information Exchange for Value-Based Design

Launched in 2007, The Center for Health Value Innovation is a multi-stakeholder
not-for-profit (501c3) alliance focused on employers that drives the financial
value of health dollars. www.vbhealth.org.

Media:
CPR for Center for Health Value Innovation
Jim Stroh, 201-641-1911 x18
Jstroh@cpronline.com

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