Lilly USA, LLC Wins Award in 2010 National Health Information Awards Program

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Lilly USA, LLC was selected as a
winner in the 17th annual National Health Information Awards(SM). This program
recognizes the nation’s best consumer health information programs and materials.

Lilly’sJourney to Wellness Collection received a Silver Award for its total
health information program.

“Lilly’s patient education programs are one way we help connect patients with
resources that will help them make healthier choices and overcome barriers to
care,” said Jack Harris, MD, vice president, Lilly. “We are honored to be
selected as a winner of the National Health Information Awards program because
it validates our commitment to producing high-quality patient education
resources.”

The Journey to Wellness Collection provides tools that help patients improve
their health while living with diabetes. All materials were designed to maximize
patients’ understanding of the effects the disease can have on the body and to
offer methods that promote behavioral changes that can lead to healthier living.
The collection consists of three segments. One segment called “Help Your Heart”
includes print brochures, office materials and customizable letters and articles
for health care providers to use to educate patients about the effects diabetes
can have on the heart. Other segments provide similar materials for eye health -
“See Fit” – and foot health – “Step Ahead.”

Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing
portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its
own worldwide laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific
organizations. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers -
through medicines and information – for some of the world’s most urgent medical
needs.

The National Health Information Awards program is coordinated by the Health
Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health
information programs and materials. The awards program is designed to establish
a seal of quality for consumer health information.

For additional information on The Journey to Wellness Collection or Lilly’s
other patient education and disease management programs, visit
www.lillyforbetterhealth.com.

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SOURCE Lilly USA, LLC

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