New Ways to Get Insights from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index

WASHINGTON & NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jun. 18, 2012 — Gallup and Healthways are now offering new ways to access data and insights from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index^® (WBI), the first and only daily assessment of U.S. residents’ health and well-being. Launched in January 2008, the WBI database has amassed more than 1.3 million surveys of Americans and adds 1,000 new interviews each day.

To track Americans’ health and well-being daily and for the latest WBI findings, please visit: http://www.gallup.com/poll/wellbeing.aspx
For information about cutting-edge WBI-based solutions for improving Americans’ health and well-being in the workplace and beyond, please visit: http://www.healthways.com/solution
For more on the science and methodology behind the WBI, please visit www.well-beingindex.com.

About Healthways

Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY) is the largest independent global provider of well-being improvement solutions. Dedicated to creating a healthier world one person at a time, the Company uses the science of behavior change to produce and measure positive change in well-being for our customers, which include employers, integrated health systems, hospitals, physicians, health plans, communities and government entities. We provide highly specific and personalized support for each individual and their team of experts to optimize each participant’s health and productivity and to reduce health-related costs. Results are achieved by addressing longitudinal health risks and care needs of everyone in a given population. The Company has scaled its proprietary technology infrastructure and delivery capabilities developed over 30 years and now serves approximately 40 million people on four continents. Learn more at www.healthways.com.

About Gallup

Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than 75 years. Gallup’s reputation for delivering relevant, timely, and visionary research on what people around the world think and feel is the cornerstone of the organization. Gallup employs many of the world’s leading scientists in management, economics, psychology, and sociology, and our consultants assist leaders in identifying and monitoring behavioral economic indicators worldwide. Gallup consultants help organizations boost organic growth by increasing customer engagement and maximizing employee productivity through measurement tools, coursework, and strategic advisory services. Gallup’s 2,000 professionals deliver services at client organizations, through the Web, at Gallup University’s campuses, and in more than 40 offices around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.gallup.com.

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