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Press Releases: 2008
 

Select Health Receives IMARA WOMAN Corporate Award


Honor marks second time Select Health has received recognition from magazine


June 10, 2008
North Charleston, SC

Select Health of South Carolina was recently selected as the recipient of the IMARA 2008 Corporate Award. Presented by IMARA Woman, the award is presented annually to a corporate entity that shares the magazine’s mission of service and empowerment in minority communities.

"Select Health’s corporate citizenship and outreach to enhance the qualify of life of South Carolinians in underserved communities has earned them this award," said Wendy Brawley, publisher and chief executive officer of IMARA Woman.

Such outreach includes Select Health's commitment to empowering women with healthy lifestyle choices. This commitment has resulted in the partnership with IMARA Woman to present the Healthy Ministry Empowerment Tour. Started in 2003, this collaboration has resulted in outreach to more than 1,000 women each year. The event – which incorporates a focus on the mind, body, and spirit – now concentrates on serving women in rural communities throughout the state.

About Select Health
Incorporated in 1995, Select Health was licensed as a Health Maintenance Organization by the South Carolina Department of Insurance in 1996. Later that year, the company contracted with the Department of Health and Human Services to offer First Choice, the state’s first Medicaid managed care plan. Select Health is accredited by URAC and is a wholly owned subsidiary of AmeriHealth Mercy. The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies touches the lives of more than 2.4 million members nationwide. For more information, visit www.selecthealthofsc.com.

About Imara Woman
IMARA Woman Magazine is a lifestyle and personal-growth magazine founded in 2001 by Wendy and Paul Brawley. The mission of the publication is to empower women by being a source of information and inspiration on issues of health, professional development, business and family. For more information, visit www.imarawoman.com.