SPRINGFIELD, MA: MassMutual selected Weber Shandwick as AOR for its corporate and US insurance businesses, following a competitive pitch.

CHICAGO: The Female Health Company partnered with the MAC AIDS Fund for a campaign using earned and social media to raise awareness in Washington about the female condom.

PHILADELPHIA: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) hired a real cervical cancer survivor for an awareness campaign aimed at young women.

BRUSSELS: The International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) hired Grayling to conduct a global communications study to better understand how key stakeholders view the animal health industry.

ATLANTA: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a social media campaign called "i know," encouraging African-Americans aged 18 to 24 to talk more openly about HIV.

PRWeek asked public affairs and healthcare PR pros to grade communications efforts at Thursday's healthcare summit called by the Obama Administration to save its proposal for healthcare reform in the country.

ALEXANDRIA, VA: The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) is working with Hill & Knowlton to raise awareness and increase participation in Text4Baby, a free mobile health service.

SOMERSET, NJ: InVentiv Health said total revenues for its communications division, which includes Chandler Chicco Companies and Chamberlain Healthcare PR, dropped 9% to $310 million in 2009, compared to $341.9 million in 2008.

DALLAS: The American Stroke Association has launched an awareness campaign, which calls on people to use their communication devices and social media accounts to help those who are at risk of stroke.

WASHINGTON: The American Legacy Foundation is working with Carl Edwards to target Nascar fans and pit crew members as part of its ongoing adult smoking cessation campaign.