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	For Immediate Release June 16, 2009	Contact: Felicia Phillips 215-967-4580
	Low Cholesterol Yields Rewards at Health Partners Community Testing Event Low Cholesterol Yields Rewards at Health Partners’ Community Testing Event Philadelphia- Health Partners recently hosted Cholesterol and You, a day-long event that provided Health Partners members with an opportunity to check their cholesterol, speak directly to a health educator and pick up helpful health information and giveaways, courtesy of Health Partners. Health Partners members who participated in the testing received a $15 Walmart gift card. Members received an additional $10 Walmart gift card if their results indicated that their cholesterol level was within a healthy range. A total of 180 Health Partners members participated in the cholesterol screenings during the event, which took place at the Maria de los Santos Health Center in North Philadelphia. Caption: Randy Mintz-Presant, director of corporate communications and public affairs, Health Partners (right), hands Health Partners member Yvonne Brown (left) two Walmart gift cards during Cholesterol and You, a cholesterol-testing event that Health Partners held recently at the Maria de los Santos Health Center. Yvonne received one gift card for participating in the cholesterol screening and the second for her positive test results. (Leaping Lion Photography) About Health Partners: Founded in 1984, Health Partners is the result of a unique collaboration among seven area hospitals to create a not-for-profit health plan for residents of Philadelphia. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Health Partners has garnered national attention for innovations in managed care, and currently serves nearly 150,000 members throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. ###

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