PRESS RELEASE
(COSTA MESA, CA, January 1, 2018) – MFN, a leading national online resource directory of fitness and allied healthcare professionals who provide services for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of chronic disease, medical conditions and membership organization for them announced today the company’s corporate rebrand from Medical Fitness Network to MedFit Network.
This rebrand marks a significant step in MFN’s evolution and a sharp new expanded vision of its mission. We are redefining who we are – an independent company, built with exceptional people who believe in the power of collaboration to drive positive change in the fitness industry. Website visitors will find a grown dedication to education and content with the help of the Medical Fitness Education Foundation.
MFN’s unique blend of a database management platform, combined with a membership program for professionals will continue to develop its extensive database management system to include many more types of professions, including student & community members not only in the United States but globally. It will also explore and begin to create a tracking system for medical fitness education which includes tracking medical fitness specialty certificate programs and the continuing education necessary to maintain this credential.
“We took this opportunity to rethink not just our name, but our entire brand which includes the Foundation, the Medial Fitness Tour, and the new MedFitTV to be ahead of the curve of a rapidly evolving industry. Our rebranding will now illustrate just how far we have come,” MFN Founder, Lisa Dougherty, said of this rebranding.
About the MedFit Network (MFN)
MedFit Network (MFN) is a professional membership organization and a free online resource directory for consumers to locate fitness & allied healthcare professionals with a background in prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in working with those with chronic disease/medical conditions, including but not limited to: Alzheimer’s, Arthritis, Cancer, Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, Heart Disease, Joint replacement, Mental Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Obesity, Parkinson’s, Pre & Postnatal Care, Respiratory Disease and Stroke. medfitnet.org
About the Medical Fitness Education Foundation (MFEF)
The Medical Fitness Education Foundation (MFEF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2017 to elevate the quality and amount of available education for fitness & allied healthcare professionals to learn how to best work with our aging population or those with medical conditions/chronic disease or those with disabilities. The Foundation’s primary goal is to facilitate professional education webinars, weekend conferences via the Medical Fitness Tour, community and professional education through MedFitTV and the creation of special population courses and specialty certificate programs under the guidance of its Education Advisory Board. medfited.org
About the Medical Fitness Tour (MFT)
The Medical Fitness Tour is made possible by the MFEF and facilitates national weekend conferences for fitness, allied healthcare, doctors, club & studio owners to attend ten single-track educational sessions, attend two catered 90-minute networking lunches + expo and an evening mixer with drinks, appetizers & music. There will also be two pre-conference workshops and CEC’s for fitness professionals. Topics include and are not limited to Alzheimer’s, Arthritis, Autism, Cancer, Diabetes, Disabilities Fibromyalgia, Heart Disease, Mental Health Challenges, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Respiratory Disease, Stroke, Women’s Health Issues including Pre & Postpartum Care. medicalfitnesstour.org