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8/28/2008 - AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL JOINS NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP
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AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL JOINS NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP
Birmingham, Ala. — Aug. 28, 2008 — American Behavioral has been accepted to join the Health Enhancement Research OrganizationÒ (HERO), the company announced today.
HERO is a national research-oriented, not-for-profit coalition of organizations with common interests in health-related issues, with a major emphasis on prevention. The organization counts many large national and international companies, such as 3M, Boeing, Dow Chemical and Kellogg Company, among its members.
Membership in HERO will allow American Behavioral to take a leadership role in national strategy, policy and best practices education for employee health management and to network with other experts in the field.
“We are certainly excited to be accepted into HERO. Our inclusion in this prestigious group dovetails with the interest of American Behavioral to compete on a national level,” said Maureen J. Gleason, vice president of operations for American Behavioral.
Gleason will attend the HERO Forum for Employee Health Management Solutions in New Orleans this September.
American Behavioral’s membership in HERO further demonstrates the company’s leadership in the behavioral health care industry. The company is also a member of the National Behavioral Consortium, an exclusive, invitation-only organization of behavioral health companies. Allen S. Blackwell, president and CEO of American Behavioral, serves as the organization’s president-elect for 2007-2008, and will assume the title of president for 2008-2009.
About American Behavioral: American Behavioral, based in Birmingham, Ala., is a full-service behavioral health care organization providing Employee Assistance Program services, managed mental health care, pre-employment and promotional psychological testing, drug screening, manager and supervisor training, and critical-incident stress management. Founded in 1990, American Behavioral serves more than 100 companies with employees and families in all 50 states and Canada and provides behavioral health care services to approximately 800,000 covered lives. For more information, visit www.americanbehavioral.com.
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