[BATON ROUGE, LA October 27, 2009] — Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) is updating the Army H.E.A.L.T.H. website which is part of an existing research study for the Department of Defense. I.T. by Design was selected through a bidding process to complete the modifications required. Redesign of the site started Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

In an effort to maintain healthier soldiers, the Department of Defense enlisted PBRC to develop the Army H.E.A.L.T.H. website as a tool for this research study. PBRC recruited the Louisiana Army National Guard as a test population. The site is offered as a free resource to National Guard members and their families for health and fitness information that can be used to aid in weight loss, prevent weight gain, and to maintain compliance with military regulations. The modifications are aimed to cater to the members of the Louisiana Army National Guard and include diet and exercise activities specific to this group. Other goals of the redesign are to make the site easier to use and more aesthetically pleasing. The site will also be designed to increase mobile accessibility.

I.T. by Design was chosen for the redesign because of its several qualifying experiences which include developing web portals for many different state organizations. Along with its relevant past experience, PBRC selected I.T. by Design also because of its organizational capability and proposed approach at addressing the needs of the Army H.E.A.L.T.H. website.