2009 Interactive Media Award: Best in Class

Checking Your Blood Sugar EmmiHealth® program

The Interactive Media Awards™ recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development, and honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement. In 2009, the IMA bestowed its highest honor, the "Best in Class" award, to our Checking Your Blood Sugar program. This marks the fourth time Emmi Solutions has won an IMA award.

Emmi Solutions' IMA award history:

• 2008 Best in Class: How to Give a Good Medication History EmmiSafety® program
• 2008 Outstanding Achievement: Asthma and House Dust EmmiHealth® program
• 2006 Best in Class: EmmiPrep® program (and one of IMA's Top 10 sites of 2006)

2009 H&SCA Bronze Award for Patient Education

Taking Warfarin EmmiSafety® program

Each year the Health and Science Communication Association (H&SCA) holds an interactive media festival to honor leaders in web-based healthcare communications. In June 2009 H&SCA bestowed its Bronze Award for Patient Education on the Taking Warfarin EmmiSafety® program.

2009 International Health & Medical Media Awards Finalists

Surgery Finalist: Inguinal Hernia Repair (for Girls) EmmiPrep® program

Women’s Health Finalist: Estrogen Therapy After a Hysterectomy EmmiHealth® program

Prevention Finalist: How to Give a Good Medication History EmmiHealth® program

The 35th annual International Health & Medical Media Awards (The FREDDIE Awards) represent the best in health-related documentaries, shorts, videos and websites. This year, three Emmi programs have been elected finalists in their categories. Emmi Solutions has previously won two FREDDIE Awards, including the prestigious Michael E. Debakey Founder's Award. Since 2006, Emmi programs have been named as finalists 12 times.

Emmi Solutions' FREDDIE achievement history:

• 2008 Surgery Finalist: ERCP EmmiPrep® program
• 2008 Surgery Finalist: Aortic Valve EmmiPrep® program
• 2008 Health Series Finalist: Asthma Emmi® program suite
• 2007 Women’s Health Finalist: Breast Reconstruction EmmiPrep® program
• 2007 Surgery Senior Health Finalist: Cataract Surgery EmmiPrep® program
• 2007 Health Series Finalist: Lap-Band Emmi® program suite
• 2006 The Micahel E. DeBakey, MD Founder’s Award Winner: Radical Prostatectomy EmmiPrep® program
• 2006 Men’s Health Winner: Radical Prostatectomy EmmiPrep® program
• 2006 Public Service Announcement Finalist: Patient Safety Emmi® program
• 2006 Health Education Finalist: Pediatric Anesthesia EmmiKids® program
• 2006 Diabetes Finalist: Diabetes EmmiHealth® program

2007 World Wide Web Health Awards

Gold Award for Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention, Special Award for Innovation, and Special Award for Site Structure & Navigation: Asthma EmmiHealth® program

Silver Award for Health Promotion/Disease & Injury Prevention: EmmiSafety for Parents program

Silver Award for Patient Education Information: Anesthesia EmmiPrep® program

The World Wide Web Health Awards is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health information, programs and materials. The World Wide Web Health Awards are an extension of the HIRC’s National Health Information Awards, the largest program in the U.S.

2007 Institute for Healthcare Advancement Health Literacy Award

The Institute for Healthcare Advancement recognizes efforts that empower people to better health through improved health literacy and written materials that contribute to effective communication.

2006 Association of Medical Illustrators Award of Excellence

Thyroidectomy EmmiPrep® program

The Association of Medical Illustrators is an international organization that promotes the study and advancement of medical illustration and allied fields of visual communication.