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Article: Well-off from wellness: ; State becoming known for health marketing
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- December 4, 2007
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morris@wvgazette.com
Nobody has health problems like West Virginia, and maybe that's
why the state is beginning to become known for its knack in fighting
those health problems.
"We've gotten good practice," says Ralph Gaines, chief executive
of Charleston-based beBetter Networks Inc., a wellness consulting
company. "We've developed a real expertise."
The state leads the nation in the percentage of women who smoke
during pregnancy, younger adults who smoke and people who suffer
heart attacks, strokes and from heart disease, among other maladies.
"With West Virginia's smoking issue, weight issue, there's no
question that many people need services like ours," Gaines said.
BeBetter runs ...