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Gordian Health Solutions and Kenco Sign 3-Year Partnership for Population Health Management Program

Posted on: Thursday, 6 September 2007, 09:11 CDT

Gordian Health Solutions and Kenco today announced a three-year agreement to provide Gordian's population health management programs to Kenco's 3,300 employees. Gordian is an industry leader and innovator in population health management and now serves customers representing more than 2.3 million employees nationwide. Gordian's customers primarily include employers, health plans and government entities.

"Gordian is honored to partner with Kenco to offer a variety of programs that encourage wellness and support healthier lifestyles and behaviors," said Roger Reed, executive vice president for market operations of Gordian. "In partnership with Gordian, Kenco is offering expanded programs such as increased health coaching services, providing a more comprehensive program to their employees."

Scott Mayfield, Kenco's vice president of human resources said, "It's important that we be proactive in promoting the health and well-being of our employees. After all, we realize that an investment in their health is an investment in the health of our business." He added, "By partnering with Gordian, we're providing a way to engage, educate and motivate our employees to make healthy lifestyle choices."

Effective January 1, 2008, all Kenco employees will be eligible for the Gordian Health Management Program, which will include health assessments and screenings; customized programs designed to address individual health issues such as diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease; and ongoing lifestyle coaching support to help employees make healthy choices and meet their wellness goals.

About Kenco

Based in Chattanooga, Tenn., Kenco is one of the nation's leading full-service providers of logistics management, warehousing, distribution, and transportation solutions, with facilities and affiliates throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Kenco provides logistic services for many industry-leading, Fortune 100 companies like GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Whirlpool and Cummins. Its Contract Warehousing Division Manages 70+ facilities for the pharmaceutical, automotive, food, textile and appliance industries. Kenco's Public Warehousing Division offers over four million square feet of space in the United States. For more information, visit www.kencogroup.com.

About Gordian Health Solutions, Inc.

Gordian is a leading national population health management company based in Nashville, Tenn. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services, such as population health risk analysis, telephonic lifestyle and chronic condition coaching, online products, health education hotlines, onsite health education, and fitness center management. Gordian helps employers, health plans and government entities identify, control and manage health risk factors and their associated costs. Through targeted and tailored programs, and sophisticated informatics and reporting capabilities, Gordian works with clients to measure program progress and cost savings. For more information about Gordian, visit www.gordian-health.com.

Source: Business Wire

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