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The 2008 Aesculapius Award winners were announced
on December 18, 2008, by Dr. Peter G. Goldschmidt, President
and Founder of the Health Improvement Institute.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association received the top honor for
their website, www.endthepain.org. This website contains comprehensive
information for patients suffering with trigeminal neuralgia
and related face pain, their family members, and for the medical
professionals who treat them.
Winners of the Award of Excellence for health-related websites
included:
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America – www.treatocd.org
- Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield – www.compassionandsupport.org
- Harlem Health Promotion Center – www.ec123.org
- International Institute for the Advancement
of Medicine – www.iiam.org
- IPRO – www.YourHealthYourVoice.org
- National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource
Center – genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) – www.niddk.nih.gov
- Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – www.healthfinder.gov
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
and American College of Radiology (ACR) – www.RadiologyInfo.org
- Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal
Hospital – 2 websites
- www.texasheart.org/hic
- www.texasheart.org/projectheart
- U.S. DHHS Office on Women’s Health – 2
websites
- www.womenshealth.gov
- www.girlshealth.gov
- Winners of the Award of Excellence for health-related Television
Public Service Announcements included:
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Rockville, MD – Smoking Cessation Public Service Announcement:
Score by Quitting (Touchdown!)
- Cable Positive, New York, NY – Join
the Fight: HIV/AIDS Awareness & Prevention Campaign 2006/2007
- Harlem Health Promotion Center, New York, NY – My
Life, My Decision
- National Institute on Drug Abuse, National
Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD – After the Party
(Bilingual, Spanish/English)
We congratulate the winners and applaud their efforts and contributions
toward communicating health information to the public. For more
information, visit www.hii.org or
email to hii@hii.org.
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