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About Harvard Health Publications:

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Harvard Health Publications is a division of the Harvard Medical School. The goal of all of our publications is to bring the public, around the world, the most current practical, authoritative health information, drawing on the expertise of the 8,000 faculty physicians at the Harvard Medical School and its world-famous affiliated hospitals.

Working with partners in the publishing industry, Harvard Health Publications publishes information about health and wellness through all types of media: newsletters, books and our website (www.health.harvard.edu). In addition, Harvard Health Publications has editorial responsibility for one of the world's largest and most heavily visited consumer health websites: InteliHealth. Our mission is to be the world's most widely recognized and trusted provider of high-quality information about health.

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Health Books

We know that medical care has grown more complex and that the amount of health information available has increased greatly. We also know that, at the same time, the face-to-face time people have with their doctors is increasingly limited. This often leaves individuals facing many confusing choices.

The faculty physicians who write and edit our books are practicing doctors who understand the questions and concerns of patients. Not only do we care for patients - whether they are suffering from a nasty cold or require emergency surgery - but we also teach them how to stay healthy. As a result, our books offer the latest information, presented in an innovative and clear manner.

Harvard Medical School publishes books for the general public on a wide range of health topics, available in bookstores and online book sellers. In the past these books were published and distributed in partnership with Simon & Schuster. Current and future book releases are published and distributed in partnership with McGraw-Hill.

The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide - the first health guide designed for use in an age of managed care, and the first to be regularly updated online - began this publishing program. Published in October 1999, the book maintains a Web site of its own on which important new information since the book was published, and supplemental information not in the book, can be found. The collaboration has produced other books including: 6 Steps To Increased Fertility, and The Arthritis Action Program and the best-selling Eat,Drink, and Be Healthy.

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Health Newsletters and Special Health Reports

The Harvard Medical School/StayWell Collaboration

With the Consumer Health Publishing Group, a division of The StayWell Company, Harvard Medical School produces five newsletters: the Harvard Health Letter, the Harvard Mental Health Letter, the Harvard Heart Letter, the Harvard Women's Health Watch, and the Harvard Men's Health Watch letter. About 700,000 people subscribe to these newsletters, which bring them the latest health information every month.

The collaboration between Harvard Medical School and Staywell, Inc. also produces over 30 detailed and extensive Special Health Reports on a variety of topics, such as Menopause/ Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hypertension, Cholesterol, and Alzheimer's disease.

Staywell, Inc., is a leading publisher of health information for employers to provide to their employees, and Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Managed Care Organizations to provide to their plan members.

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InteliHealth

The Harvard Medical School-InteliHealth Partnership

In August 2000, Harvard Medical School, one of the world's preeminent institutions in medical education and research, became the flagship medical-content partner of InteliHealth, a subsidiary of Aetna, Inc. InteliHealth, a founding member of Hi-Ethics and a URAC accredited health web site, seeks to empower people with trusted solutions for healthier lives.

A core editorial faculty of 14 HMS physicians and one pharmacist works closely with InteliHealth staff to create new content and to review articles and other content for clinical accuracy and relevance. Numerous contributing editors on the medical-school faculty - with expertise ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics - also work with the core faculty to maintain the highest possible standards for all content. Material developed specifically by the medical school is included throughout the site and is clearly labeled. Selected content from Harvard Health Publications' books, newsletters, and special health reports can be found on the site as well.

In addition, more than 150 top health care organizations contribute to InteliHealth's content, including the National Institutes of Health, other government agencies, major non-profits, other publishers and news media.

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