Who We Are

Sound Health Media, LLC has offices in Minneapolis and Seattle and does business throughout the U.S. Eric Hauth, CEO, began the company in 2003 as Real Medicine Radio, Inc., leveraging the power of podcasting for targeted delivery of effective health information. Since that time, the company has helped leading healthcare organizations improve provider and patient education.

Today, Sound Health Media is at the forefront in using new media to help businesses and healthcare providers translate better health information to better outcomes and the bottom line. SHM is committed to helping our clients improve health and increase healthcare value through customized, internet-based platforms that deliver timely, highly targeted information. Our mission is clear: broadcasting health through the power of online media.

Eric Hauth, MA, MS, Chief Executive Officer
Eric has spent almost a decade in healthcare policy, patient and physician advocacy and non-profit management. He directed advocacy programs for the American Academy of Neurology, where he developed an award-winning physician advocacy training program, launched broad-based advocacy coalitions and managed successful lobbying initiatives in the states.

Elin A. Björling, M.A., Ph.D., Chief Operations Officer
Elin has worked in health education and research in the Seattle area for over a decade. At the University of Washington, Elin directed a multi-site, NIH-funded research project. As a fellow for the Center for Women's Health, Elin was a primary investigator in adolescent health. She has taught stress education in Seattle for several years. Elin also spent five years as Assistant Editor for the Journal of Nursing Scholarship.