UMI and Hilton Publishing Join Forces to Bring Health Awareness to the African American Community

CHICAGO, IL (August 19, 2008) – UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.) and Hilton Publishing have partnered to increase health awareness among minorities through the African American church. Working together, the two companies will create and distribute print, media, and interactive materials providing relevant health information for patients, medical organizations, and practitioners concerned with the health needs of minorities.

“This collaborative effort is part of a UMI corporate initiative to provide our customers with holistic resources, encompassing the mind, body, and soul. We want to ensure that our community has resources available to make informed decisions about their health,” says C. Jeffrey Wright, UMI President/CEO.

In addition to the Hilton published books and interactive DVDs to be distributed by UMI, the companies have cocreated The Daniel Chronicles, a customizable healthy kids comic book series, addressing issues of obesity, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, and cancer.

“Our team is passionate and dedicated about providing reliable and accessible health information to communities so desperately in need.  We recognize that many of these people turn to their faith-based institutions for guidance and direction, and we are thrilled to partner with the premier Christian media company to help extend our reach,” says Hilton Publishing CEO/President, Dr. Hilton M. Hudson II.  "We are looking forward to doing important and positive work together."

The companies seek to partner with other organizations interested in providing health resources and information to minorities through published material, community-based initiatives, and community events.

The health resources are available on UMI’s website at www.urbanministries.com/healthyliving.

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About UMI
For 38 years, UMI has been the trusted source for teaching materials and inspirational book titles in the African American Christian church and consumer market and is the exclusive or semi-exclusive publisher for several different denominations. Since 1970, our innovative approach has enabled us to serve over 40,000 churches across the United States, the Caribbean, and Africa. Learn more at www.urbanministries.com.

About Hilton Publishing
Hilton Publishing's mission is to help eliminate health disparity by empowering and educating minority and underserved communities on how to proactively take charge of their health. All of our content is culturally sensitive, evidence-based, peer-reviewed, and provides essential information that allow our readers to access the health care system and to work with that system to their own benefit. Our publications help to alleviate fear and mistrust, and for the past 12 years, many have depended on our reliable information as a way to have an effective dialogue with their physicians. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.hiltonpub.com.