HealthCentral Launches Communities: New Destinations Merge Community Connections with Rigorous Health Care Journalism

ARLINGTON, Va., April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthCentral, a leading digital health platform serving patients living with chronic and serious illness, has launched HealthCentral Communities, a first-of-its-kind approach that merges patient-driven content innovations, real-world peer connection, and accurate health service journalism.

"We are reinventing what it means to be in a health-focused community in 2025," said Jo-Ann Strangis, Chief Content Officer, HealthCentral Corp. "For too long, online health forums have been disorganized, unimaginative, and often inaccurate. Patients told us they wanted more: better tools for managing their illness and authentic, honest conversations with others walking a similar journey. Their insights inspired the evolution of our platform."

Building on its commitment to empowering people with chronic illness, HealthCentral Communities features dozens of condition-specific destinations on the HealthCentral site, including ones for multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis, and depression, bipolar and other mental illnesses. Through new interactive features, immersive storytelling, highly personal video content, and social media tie-ins, each community provides peer support within a medically accurate editorial framework.

"I'm proud to work with HealthCentral to bring the experiences of people with chronic illness to light," said Meaghan Quirin, a HealthCentral contributor and patient advocate living with psoriatic arthritis. "The psoriatic arthritis community needs a place where they can find real, open, and accurate content online—and HealthCentral is providing a safe space for them to do that. At a time when people with chronic illness may feel isolated and alone, the HealthCentral community has the power to make a difference."

New Communities content includes:  

Chronic Feud: A first-ever condition-specific gameshow, featuring four influencers vying to correctly answer questions about their condition  

Chronic at Work: A 10-part series on managing a career with chronic illness, including an  Instagram Live with patients profiled in editorial features answering questions from our social community 

#NoFilter: A multimedia and written narrative showcasing today's buzziest chronic condition ambassadors: influencers 

Ask Me Anything: A weekly Q+A with patient advocates and influencers answering peer questions 

Community Surveys and Special Reports: Community sentiment on wide ranging topics from obesity management to the challenges associated with specific chronic conditions, informing content developed by the HealthCentral editorial team.

"HealthCentral is forging an innovative path for chronic communities," said Strangis. "We're challenging the status quo of online health information with real-world, patient-driven content that is honest and relatable. These innovations, combined with accurate guidance and practical disease management tools, give people what they need now to better manage their illness and live their best lives."

About HealthCentral

HealthCentral Corporation operates leading digital platforms that serve patients living with chronic illness, their care partners and health professionals who care for them. HealthCentral Corporation's award-winning destinations include HealthCentral, MedCentral, Patient Power, Oncology News Central, TheBody, and TheBodyPro.

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SOURCE HealthCentral LLC