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2/8/2012 Good News for Spanish Speakers Who Want to Quit Smoking
Alere Wellbeing's industry-leading tobacco cessation program, Quit For Life®, is now available in Spanish, removing language as a major barrier to quitting for Spanish speakers. Quit For Life® in Spanish, available to employers and health plans, features phone-based coaching with a native Spanish-speaking Quit Coach®, integrated with Web Coach®, the most innovative and advanced online learning and social support community available for tobacco users.
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12/28/2011 Alere Wellbeing & Collaborators Host First Annual International Quitline Institute
Alere Wellbeing (formerly Free & Clear), the world’s largest provider of tobacco quitline services, announced the success of the first annual International Quitline Institute (IQI) held in Seattle October 9-14, 2011. The event brought 26 attendees from 16 countries representing all six World Health Organization regions. The IQI was a collaborative effort on the part of Alere Wellbeing and the University of Washington along with ACS, NCI, WHO, CDC, and Pfizer Medical Education Group.
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11/14/2011 Dr. Ron Goetzel & Alere Wellbeing to Present Webinar on Economic Impacts of Obesity in the Workplace
Alere Wellbeing announces that Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD., will present the complimentary webinar, The Economic Impacts of Obesity in the Workplace - And, What You Can Do About It, on November 16th and December 2 at 11:AM PST
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11/11/2011 Weight Talk® Promises to Make Weight Loss Personal Again
Alere Wellbeing (formerly Free & Clear) announced today a new behavioral weight loss program designed for employers looking to mitigate obesity-related healthcare costs and productivity losses.
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9/7/2011 Alere Wellbeing Partners with Voxiva to Offer Text2Quit℠ with Quit For Life®
Alere Wellbeing and Voxiva, pioneers in their respective fields of tobacco cessation and mobile heath, announced an agreement to integrate their services into one enhanced offering. Under the agreement, Alere obtains the exclusive right to offer Voxiva’s Text2Quit℠ service, enabling participants to receive up to 300 unique text messages that help keep them engaged and motivated, in conjunction with the Quit For Life® Program, its market leading tobacco cessation program.
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4/27/2011 Free & Clear Rebrands to Alere Wellbeing, Sets Stage for Global Expansion, Product Innovation
Free & Clear, a national leader in behavior change services for health improvement, announced today that it will change its name to Alere Wellbeing. Free & Clear was acquired by Alere in September 2009. By developing new capabilities in near-patient diagnosis, monitoring, and health management, Alere enables individuals to take charge of improving their health and quality of life at home, under medical supervision.
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