Premier Diabetes Organization Provides Expert Support to Online Diabetes Health Communities

SEATTLE, WA–(EMWNews – August 6, 2008) – The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the

nation’s leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research,

has collaborated with Healia Communities (www.healia.com), a free online

health community that enables people to get personal support for their

health decisions from peers and experienced health professionals. The new

collaboration gives the ADA’s diabetes advocates and health professionals

an exclusive opportunity to communicate directly with members of Healia’s

online health communities related to diabetes. According to the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, about 24 million or 8 percent of Americans

had diabetes in 2007.

“This collaboration with the ADA is an example of how Healia is working

with trusted nonprofit organizations to help people find relevant

information and support in order to make important health decisions,” said

Tom Eng, Healia president and founder. “We hope that people with diabetes,

or those taking care of someone with diabetes, will find the diabetes

communities on Healia to be essential resources for information and

support.”

Through Healia Communities, people with health concerns can access peer

support and obtain answers to health questions from an experienced panel of

health professionals in a timely manner — typically within 48 hours.

Healia Communities’ health experts are physicians, nurses, and other health

professionals from a variety of disciplines and specialty areas, including

diabetes.

“We’re excited about this opportunity to reach out and help even more

people affected by diabetes through our relationship with Healia

Communities,” said Helen Mitternight, vice president of communications and

external relations for the American Diabetes Association. “It allows the

American Diabetes Association to give people personalized answers to their

questions about diabetes, and really dovetails with our mission to improve

the lives of all those affected by diabetes.”

To learn more, contact Healia at (425) 646 6030.

About the American Diabetes Association

The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s premier voluntary health

organization supporting diabetes research, information and advocacy. The

Association’s mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the

lives of all people affected by diabetes. Founded in 1940, the Association

provides services to hundreds of communities across the country. For more

information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES

(1-800-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org.

About Healia

Based in Bellevue, Wash. and established in 2005, Healia is a

patent-pending health-optimized search engine and online health community

that guides people to trusted health information, personal support and the

understanding they need to make the best health decisions for themselves

and their loved ones. Healia is a division of Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP) (www.meredith.com), one of the nation’s leading media and marketing

companies with businesses centering on magazine and book publishing,

television broadcasting, integrated marketing, and interactive media. For

more information please visit www.healia.com.