. for the scuba gear company see healthways scuba gear company . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article appears to contain a large number of buzzwords . specific concerns may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article if you can . september 2015 healthways type public traded as nasdaq hway industry health care founded 1981 1 headquarters franklin tennessee united states area served united states brazil france germany key people donato tramuto ceo 2 services disease management revenue us 742 183 000 2014 3 operating income us 7 433 000 2014 4 profit us 5 561 000 2014 4 number of employees 2 500 2015 website healthways.com healthways is a well being improvement company founded in 1981 and headquartered in franklin tennessee . in 2003 the company topped a list of america s fastest growing small companies based on earnings share growth revenue growth and total return . 5 the company s name was changed from american healthways nasdaq amhc to healthways nasdaq hway in 2006 in order to better compete for business outside the united states . 6 in 2009 healthways acquired healthhonors a behavior economics company that specializes in behavior change science and use of incentives . in 2010 blue zones and healthways teamed up to create support and sustain a national movement to improve community health and well being by leading a city by city environment transformation with collaboration from both the public and private sectors . 7 in 2011 healthways acquired navvis & company a st. louis based firm providing strategic counsel and change management services both to enable its healthcare system clients to become future ready clinical enterprises and to align the incentives for all stakeholders . their partnership is now called navvis healthways . 8 in 2013 healthways and the lampo group inc. headed by dave ramsey entered into an exclusive agreement for healthways to deliver the core financial wellness program as part of its well being improvement solution . this program is known as healthways financial well being powered by dave ramsey . 9 also in 2013 healthways contracted with dean ornish to operate and license his lifestyle management programs . the agreement enabled the company to offer programs for changing lifestyles in order to prevent treat and reverse certain chronic diseases . 10 healthways currently operates eight well being improvement centers wbics across the us and three international facilities . 11 other programs edit silversneakers is a fitness program designed for older adults who are medicare eligible to group retiree members and to members of other sponsoring organizations . 12 silversneakers originated in 1992 when healthcare dimensions inc. was founded tempe arizona which later merged with several other health related companies to form axia health management inc. in 2006 healthways purchased axia . 13 quitnet is an online smoking cessation system emphasizing social support as a mechanism for behavior change . the system originated at boston university s school of public health in 1995 as a demonstration project and was spun out as a for profit entity in 2000 . 14 the company was later merged along with silversneakers and others to form axia health management inc. and ultimately acquired by healthways in 2006 . meyou health is a subsidiary of healthways . daily challenge their core product is an interactive social gaming program designed to suggest slight changes in lifestyle to improve well being . it incorporates walkadoo a wireless pedometer program a well being tracker to monitor changes in lifestyle hello 200 a social community element to help users find ways to reduce 200 calories a day the amount typically needed to create greater fitness and quitnet an online smoking cessation system . 15 references edit our story . healthways . retrieved 12 december 2008 . kennedy eleanor 30 october 2015 . new healthways ceo performance has been unacceptable company suffered from a lack of focus . nashville business journal . tramuto has served as chairman of the company s board since last year and was slated to officially take the ceo role nov. 1 but appears to have done so earlier than planned . http finance.yahoo.com q is s hway & annual a b form 10 k fy ended december 31 2012 press release . healthways . retrieved 2012 12 31 . the fsb one hundred america s fastest growing small companies . fsb fortune small business . 1 july 2003 . retrieved 15 december 2008 . american healthways changes name ticker symbol . nashville business journal . 31 january 2006 . retrieved 15 december 2008 . http www.businesswire.com news home 20100315005714 en healthways blue zones enter exclusive agreement improve . vz7bapu5dcs navvis healthcare llc private company information . bloomberg . http www.daveramsey.com press release healthways and dave ramsey join forces to improve the financial well being of millions http www.marketwatch.com story healthways and dr dean ornish join forces to bring proven treatment for reversing chronic disease to millions 2013 07 23 http www.healthways.com about us ronda bresnick hauss . medicare eligible participants get no cost gym membership and specially designed exercise classes . retrieved november 11 2009 . healthways buys axia for 450m . retrieved november 11 2009 . david j. craig . bu spin off creates online community of smokers kicking butts . retrieved april 11 2010 . http www.xconomy.com boston 2010 09 21 meyou health enters social gaming realm with daily challenge for improving well being external links edit healthways website retrieved from https 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