Author: Todd McGuire

Diabetes Awareness Month

Wishing someone “Happy Diabetes Awareness Month” is not quite the same as a “Happy Birthday,” but it’s important nonetheless (it just involves less cake). November asks us to bring diabetes awareness to the forefront, and in these Covid-heavy times, awareness and even moreso, prevention, of diabetes is more necessary than ever. While having diabetes does not [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: incentaHEALTH Teams Up with Blue Cross Blue Shield to Offer Its Digital Weight Loss Program to Members Through the Blue365 Portal

Getting healthier has never been easier – or cheaper – for select Blue Cross Blue Shield members. A recent partnership between the health insurer and incentaHEALTH gives members a turn-key weight management program in the palm of their hands. The partnership highlights discounted member pricing through the Blue365 portal.  “We’re excited to partner with Blue Cross [...]
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8 Easy Exercise You Can Do with a Pumpkin

Try out this healthy Halloween Pumpkin workout! Depending on your fitness level, complete 10-20 repetitions of each exercise and 1-3 sets of each. 1 | Oblique Taps Rotate the pumpkin from side to site, gently tapping the pumpkin on the ground on each side. 2 | Squats Hold the pumpkin at chest height and perform a squat. [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: incentaHEALTH Achieves Full CDC Recognition for Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program, #PreventDiabetes

incentaHEALTH’s patented “healthy selfie” screening technology now powering home-based diabetes prevention solution that helps individuals with prediabetes get healthy at home incentaHEALTH announced today that the company achieved full recognition status for its virtual diabetes prevention program (DPP) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). #PreventDiabetes is built upon incentaHEALTH’s core weight management program [...]
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Enjoying Fall’s Best Foods

The leaves on the trees are changing, the morning air is crisp,  and the days are getting a little shorter. There is no other season quite like fall to step back and take in all the beauty it has to offer. The changing of seasons also ushers in a new selection of produce to enjoy. From [...]
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Get Your Pink On

October typically conjures images of orange pumpkins, black bats, red leaves, and yellow candy…not pink. Pink is the color of February and hearts and flowers, and not autumnal October. But, with October comes Breast Cancer Awareness month, marked on the calendars of countries across the world, where we are encouraged to “Think Pink.” With 458,000 deaths [...]
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Case Study: Sustained Behavior Change

Industry: Power & Energy, 573 employeesParticipant Profile: 63% male, 43 average ageWork Setting: Office and Engineering Setting with Operations, IT, Administrative and Executive LeadershipLocation: Little Rock, Arkansas Summary We have been partners in wellness for seven years. incentaHEALTH provides employees with a wellness solution that improves employee well-being and lowers health care costs. We has been [...]
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Case Study: Engaging the Hard to Reach

Industry: Manufacturing, 2,500 employeesParticipant Profile: 59% male, 45 average ageWork Setting: Office and construction workersLocation: 23 locations in 12 states Summary We built upon the client's commitment to employee health by providing a wellness solution that successfully incentivizes employees to achieve a healthy weight and get rewarded for their active lifestyles. This is done through incentaHEALTH’s [...]
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Case Study: Long Term Weight Management, Corporate Wellness Client

Industry: Insurance, 2,100 employeesParticipant Profile: 65% female, 45.6 average ageWork Setting: Office and remote workersLocation: Lansing, MI; Milwaukee, WI; San Fransisco, CA Summary We have been partners in wellness for over a decade. We built upon the client's longstanding commitment to employee health by providing a wellness solution that successfully incentivizes employees to practice healthy lifestyles. [...]
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Case Study: Weigh and Win, A Community Wellness Program

Funding Partner: Payor and ProviderParticipant Profile: 32 average starting BMI, 43 average agePartnerships: Libraries, Retailers, Recreation Centers, Cities and Municipalities, Clinics, EmployersLocation: Colorado Objectives Implement scalable, effective community-focused behavior change program.Improve obesity rates with community members across Colorado. (JGIM, March 2017)Reduce health care costs for payers. (Preventive Medicine, October 2017) Key Outcomes EngagementOver 106,000 members enrolled [...]
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