National Institute of Whole Health Director Dr. Georgianna Donadio joins Sharecare.com,
hosted by Dr. Memhet Oz

December 4, 2012 – Wellesley, Massachusetts  –  Joining a distinguished group of health experts and authors which includes Dean Ornish and Andrew Weil, National Institute of Whole Health Director Dr. Georgianna Donadio, research pioneer of Whole Health Education and Whole Person Care, has recently been added to the site’s top-ranking experts as a health expert and blogger.

Created by Jeff Arnold and Dr. Mehmet Oz in partnership with Harpo Studios, Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications, Sharecare allows people to ask, learn and act upon questions of health and wellness, creating an active community where knowledge is shared and put into practice — simply said, sharing care. Sharecare content is also contributed to by organizations like AARP, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Donadio’s pioneering research is the foundation for the bestselling book “Changing Behavior: Immediately Transform Your Relationships with Easy-to-Learn, Proven Communication Skills” (SoulWork Press, 2011), winner of the 2012 Indie Book Award, a 5 STAR ForeWord Clarion recipient, and a 2012 USA Best Books award finalist. Donadio is a Health Behavior and Relational Communications expert. She is one of only six American Florence Nightingale Scholars, an award winning Nurse Advocate and award winning Integrative Health Practitioner.

Donadio is also a popular blogger for Huffington Post, Daily Strength, Easy Health Options and teenDailyStrength. As Director of the National Institute of Whole Health, she has assisted in providing Whole Health Education programs for Dr. Oz’s HealthCorp education coordinators.

Donadio states, “On all levels his [Dr.Oz’s] organization is delivering important and life changing health education for thousands of young people across the country. It is a privilege to be supporting such outstanding efforts and I am delighted to do to the same with Sharecare as well.”  For more information visit her page at http://www.sharecare.com/user/dr-georgianna-donadio.

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Share Care

Sharecare is a health and wellness social media platform that connects people with top-ranking experts ranging from doctors and specialists to hospitals, healthcare companies and health-conscious consumers. The power behind the site’s unique Q&A format is its collective wisdom, providing health-seeking consumers with answers reflecting multiple expert perspectives—greatly simplifying the search for quality information.  Launched in 2010, Sharecare is based in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information contact www.sharecare.com

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Dr. Georgianna Donadio – NIWH

National Institute of Whole Health is a nationally accredited, post-professional continuing education program for credentialed health care professionals. NIWH director, Dr. Georgianna Donadio, has for over 35 years pioneered the fields of behavioral health and Integrative Whole Person Care.

As a sought-after Integrative Health Practitioner, behavioral health and relationships expert, nutrition specialist and media personality, her work has led to dramatic lifestyle changes in millions of people worldwide. A health and lifestyle blogger for Huffington Post, DailyStrength, Share Care and teenDailyStrength, her expertise has been showcased in hundreds of print, online, radio and TV interviews including on Oprah.com, WebMD, CNN News, TODAY/ MSNBC, Fox News, Readers Digest, Ladies Home Journal and Self Magazine, to name a few. In addition, for 20 years, until recently retiring, she hosted a nationally syndicated cable TV show, Woman to Woman® which explored all topics of interest to women, with a special focus on relationships. For more information, visit www.niwh.org or call (888) 354-HEAL (4325).

Press Contact: Maureen Landry – (888) 354-HEAL-4325, maureen@niwh.org