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A convenient way to stay e-healthy The new Boeing e-health portalwww.BoeingWellness.comprovides interactive, private, and user-friendly health information where people are increasingly looking for it: on the Internet. By visiting the site, employees and their families worldwide gain free access to the knowledge and experience of 2,800 doctors, researchers, and specialists at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. "The research shows that the majority of people with Internet access use it to search for health-related information," said Michael Brennan, manager of the Boeing Wellness program. "But they are concerned about the reliability of what they find. "By partnering with The Mayo Clinic to create BoeingWellness.com, the company is able to deliver the latest information from some the world's best doctorsseven days a week, 24 hours a day," Brennan said. "We placed this portal outside the Boeing computing 'firewall' so employees and their family members can use it whenever and wherever it's most convenient for them." This Web-based tool provides:
"This Web site can help our employees and their families make tough health decisions and get 'second opinion' type data online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week," Brennan said. "Or they can enhance their personal wellness program that can prevent illness for a longer life. Or they can find something as simple as a healthy recipe for tonight's dinner. This one site is the doorway to an entire world of health and wellness resources." Cynthia Pulham
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