Revolution Health

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City: Washington

State: District of Columbia

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Country: United States

Revolution Health Group is a United States-based corporation founded in July 2005 by Steve Case, who previously co-founded America Online. Revolution Health&s;s stated mission is to change healthcare by giving people the tools, information and support to manage their health and wellness actively. Revolution Health is a health-related portal site and social network that some have described as akin to WebMD. Users are urged to ask questions and answer other users&s; questions, rate their doctors, participate in online discussions and otherwise contribute content. The site also has a number of tools to help people become healthier, such as a calculator that shows how long you need to do a given activity to lose a pound of weight, and a tool for showing you how much money an individual will save if he quits smoking. Every user has a profile page where they can link up to other users, set personal goals and aggregate content they&s;ve contributed to the site. The company portal [launched](http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/03/aol-founders-next-startup-revolution-health/) on January 20, 2007. Later that year the company dismissed 60 employees, a quarter of its work-force, ostensibly as part of a restructuring, and in May 2008 RHG terminated its employer business unit and business to business unit as well as laying off an additional 50 people. In October 2008 the company [merged](http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/03/revolution-health-gets-a-mercy-sale-turns-200-million-into-100-million/) with [Waterfront Media](/organization/waterfrontmedia) and became part of the [Everyday Health Network](/organization/everyday-health).

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