Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, Cleveland, Ohio

February 13, 2009 -- Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute is dedicated to making preventive care the driving force in medicine, minimizing the physical, emotional and economic costs of illness through health and wellness services and education. From designating its campuses as trans fat-free zones to giving employees free gym memberships, yoga classes and weight-loss services, Cleveland Clinic is committed to reducing the barriers to healthy living through innovative wellness programs. As a top-ranked academic medical center, we see first hand the consequences of preventable conditions and their effects on the health-care system. We're committed to developing tools to help reverse this trend.