Advertising and sponsorship policy
Key points
- To further our mission of making reliable health information available to the public, we accept advertising and sponsorship under strict guidelines.
- Health.am offers a wide range of advertising opportunities from banner ads to sponsorships.
- Any paid advertising listings posted on search results or other pages of our site are identified as "Ads by Google" or "Advertisement".
- Advertisers and sponsors must not make unsubstantiated health claims or suggest that Armenian Medical Network has endorsed a product.
To further our mission of making reliable health information available to the public, we accept advertising and sponsorship under strict guidelines. We will refuse any advertisement that we believe is incompatible with our mission. The presence of an ad on our site our weekly newsletter, does not imply endorsement of the advertised company or product.
Advertisers and sponsors must not make unsubstantiated health claims or suggest that Armenian Medical Network has endorsed a product. Advertising is not targeted to individual users but may be placed on the site adjacent to content related to advertiser or sponsor interest. Advertising also appears in our weekly newsletter.
Health.am maintains a distinct separation between advertising content and editorial content. All advertising content on Health.am, is clearly labeled as an advertisement. Sponsored areas of the site are labeled as such, and the sponsoring organizations are identified.
Advertising and sponsorship
Health.am offers a wide range of advertising opportunities from banner ads to sponsorships. These opportunities are customized to meet a particular corporation's or product's branding strategy.
Advertising and sponsorship revenue is used to support Health.am
For inquiries about advertising and sponsorships, contact:
Lusine Karapetyan
Director, Business Development
menasaka [at] gmail.com
Advertising/sponsorship criteria
December 2010
Advertising that may be allowed on the service, provided certain criteria are met:
- Corporate image advertising or corporate sponsorship
- Over-the-counter medications
- Prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration
- Nonmedical or non-health-related consumer products and services
- Consumer products with a potential health connection
- Fitness products or services
- Medical products or devices
- Pharmacies (retail and online)
Advertising that is prohibited on the service includes:
- Alcohol
- Tobacco products
- Firearms/weapons
- Fireworks
- Health care services
- Legal
- Pornography
- Sweepstakes
- Gambling/lottery
- Political ads
- Social cause ads
- Religious ads
- Competitors
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Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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