MARBLEHEAD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 9, 2000 HCPro (www.hcpro.com), the leading resource and information provider for the healthcare industry, today announced it has acquired Nutrition Week, the nation’s premier publication on nutrition and food policy. HCPro acquired the weekly publication from the Community Nutrition Institute, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C.
Nutrition Week covers news related to the U.S. government’s $50 billion a year expenditures on food programs including school lunch, Women Infants and Children (WIC), food stamps, and nutrition programs for the elderly. Nutrition Week also covers nutrition research and such critical policy issues as genetically modified foods, food safety, organic foods, and food supplements.
The primary audience for Nutrition Week includes health and food policy professionals and academics, nutrition service administrators, public policy experts, and government program administrators.
“HCPro views the acquisition of Nutrition Week as a strategic move that will quickly bring us to the forefront of an exciting new market,” says Suzanne Perney, HCPro Vice President and Publisher. “This acquisition positions us to branch out from our primary healthcare and regulatory markets to the related biotech and nutrition arena.”
HCPro publishes an extensive selection of resources and e-newsletters for the healthcare industry. HCPro is a parent company of Opus Communications, a leading publisher of newsletters and books for the healthcare industry.
With the acquisition of Nutrition Week, HCPro will assume a presence in Washington, DC. “HCPro has established a formidable reputation as policy experts in a number healthcare related areas,” says Jim Flanagan, chief executive officer.
“The acquisition of Nutrition Week and its offices will dovetail with our plans to have a substantial physical presence in the nation’s capital and ensure HCPro’s continued position on the pulse of emerging health policy discussion and legislation,” Perney added.
Healthcare professionals will find searchable, online healthcare resources at www.hcpro.com/onlinepubs.
About HCPro
HCPro (formerly OPUSCOMM) is the premier healthcare information and resource provider on compliance and regulation issues faced by hospitals, home health organizations, nursing homes, physicians’ offices and other healthcare facilities. Established in 1986, HCPro is the parent Company of Opus Communications, The Greeley Company and HCPro.com, HCPro’s online division. Opus Communications is a leading publisher of newsletters and books for the healthcare industry. The Greeley Company is a healthcare consulting and educational products and services firm specializing in credentialing, accreditation and compliance. HCPro.com provides content-rich vertical niche Web sites along with related free e-mail newsletters (ezines) to create specialized communities for healthcare professionals. HCPro is headquartered at 200 Hoods Lane in Marblehead, Massachusetts. For more information on HCPro’s comprehensive healthcare resources, call 781/639-1872; e-mail can be directed to customer_service@HCPro.com. Additional information can be found at www.HCPro.com.
