Krames StayWell's Clients Honored by Nine Aster Awards
Evanston, IL, June 3, 2010 — Custom health communications company Krames StayWell (KSW), a division of MediMedia USA, has been honored with nine awards on behalf of its clients from the Aster Awards.
The Aster Awards is a medical marketing awards program that recognizes outstanding excellence in healthcare advertising and other materials in the healthcare field. Winning entries, judged by a diverse panel of experts, are published in the Marketing Healthcare Today magazine. The program is hosted by Creative Images, Inc, an internationally recognized firm specializing in strategic health care marketing.
KSW clients received the following awards:
Gold Award
- Costco Pharmacy - “Guide to Healthy Living, Fall 2009”, Category - Pharmaceutical Education
Silver Award
- CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield – “Vitality, Issue 2, 2009”, Category – Publication External – Single
- Commonwealth Health Corporation – “Wellnews, Fall 2009”, Category – Newsletter External – Single
- SHSMD – “2010 Health Observances Calendar” (designed by KSW), Category – Magazine Publication – Single
Bronze Award
- Children’s Omaha – “2010 Kohl’s Keeps Kids Safe Calendar”, Category – Calendar
- OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center – “Annual Report 2009”, Category – Annual Report
- Rite Aid – “Get Fit (Weight Mgmt. Health Guide)”, Category – Patient Handbook
- Scotland Health Care System – “Healthy Perspectives, Winter 2009”, Category – Newsletter External – Single
- Krames StayWell – “2010 Diabetes Calendar”, Category – Calendar
“Our clients partner with us because our high-caliber products and solutions help drive business results. These awards exemplify our commitment to that partnership and underscore our passion for delivering the most cutting-edge solutions available,” said Krames StayWell president and CEO Trent Sterling.
About Krames StayWell (KSW)
Krames StayWell is the leader in custom health content solutions delivered via variety of sophisticated technology platforms. Our interactive offerings include robust web platforms, online health libraries, e-mail and SMS (or mobile) marketing programs, and an extensive range of multimedia tools including video, podcasts and animations. The company serves hundreds of clients representing several channels in the healthcare industry: hospitals and health systems; health plans; employers; and retail organizations. Krames StayWell also offers a comprehensive range of print and print/interactive integrated solutions to meet a broad range of clients’ marketing and communication needs.
KSW is a member of the StayWell family of companies, which includes Krames, StayWell Health Management, StayWell Consumer Health Publishing (A Harvard Medical School Strategic Alliance), Vitality Communications, StayWell Productions and StayWell Safety Solutions (a Red Cross Strategic Business Alliance). StayWell, which is a division of MediMedia USA, represents the largest patient education and consumer health information publisher in North America.
For more information visit www.staywellcustom.com.
About MediMedia USA
Headquartered in Yardley, PA, with 1,700 employees in offices throughout the U.S., MediMedia changes consumer and professional behaviors through superior engagement, education and end-user preferences. Our health information services group creates, publishes, distributes, and syndicates on and off-line health information to help consumers make informed health decisions on behalf of a variety of sponsors, including providers – both hospitals and physicians, payers, and online media companies. Our health management services group provides population health management services which help consumers lower their health risk, enabling employers to lower their risks, utilization and ultimately their health care expenses. And finally, our professional segment derives its revenues from providing online/off-line professional promotion, engagement, and education services targeted to healthcare professionals and their patients.
MediMedia is a Vestar Capital Partners portfolio company.
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