Established in 1957, HealthPartners is one of the largest, consumer-governed, nonprofit, health care organizations in the United States that provides care, coverage, research and education to improve the health of members, patients and the community. The organization offers national health plan coverage through an affiliation with CIGNA HealthCare. It also offers after-hour nurse CareLine; HealthPartners Nurse Navigators to help patients with complex cases; Baby Line and disease management programs; and services for more than 30 conditions. The organization s phone courses include counseling for weight loss, stress management and smoking cessation. The HealthPartners family of health care companies serves more than 1 million medical and dental health plan members throughout the U.S. Some of its community partners include the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Minnesota.