Diabetes Prevention – incentaHEALTH

incentaHEALTH To Speak About Managing and Preventing Chronic Illness In the Workplace In A Health Links Culture of Care Webinar

By the year 2023, the top seven chronic illnesses in the U.S. are projected to have a total impact of nearly $5 trillion in treatment costs and lost economic output. Todd McGuire, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at incentaHEALTH, will be joining other national and local experts for a webinar on how to prevent and manage [...]

What’s the Difference Between Online and Distance-Based Diabetes Prevention Programs?

In the United States an estimated 88 million, or 1 in 3 adults, has prediabetes. The majority of those individuals are unaware. Prediabetes is a growing issue in the United States with serious health and cost consequences. To address the rising health crisis, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) created the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National [...]

What is diabetes and am I at risk?

We’ve made it to yet another November. A month that brings focus to all the things we have to be thankful for - family, friends, good food and warm homes. November is also a month of awareness - Diabetes Awareness month. Diabetes affects 1 in 10 Americans, and has unfortunately become a common household term. The [...]

incentaHEALTH and Health Links™ Partner To Develop Digital Diabetes Risk Tools

Health Links™, a research-to-practice program within the Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health, is partnering with digital health company incentaHEALTH to build a digital tool to increase diabetes risk awareness for employers. The goal is to increase availability and accessibility to Diabetes Prevention Programs to employees through employer sponsorship. [...]

Boone Heart Institute and incentaHEALTH Partner to Offer Weight Management and Diabetes Prevention Solutions to Patients

Boone Heart Institute has partnered with digital wellness company incentaHEALTH to expand their patient offerings with the incentaHEALTH virtual weight management and diabetes prevention programs. The partnership is an opportunity for physicians to prescribe better health to their patients in a cost-effective way with a turn-key solution that can be followed from the comfort of home. [...]

What is the National DPP?

In the United States an estimated 88 million - that’s 1 in 3 adults - has prediabetes. More shocking, 90% don’t know they have it. The National DPP Program To address this rising health crisis, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) created the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP). The National DPP is a network of [...]

Why it makes financial sense to offer a diabetes prevention program to your employees

Prediabetes is a growing issue in the United States, and in your workforce, with serious health and cost consequences. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1 out of 3 American adults has prediabetes. More shocking, 90% don’t know they have it. So if you’re wondering if diabetes in your workforce [...]

incentaHEALTH Partners with Colorado Department of Public Health to address Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program accessibility

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is partnering with incentaHEALTH to offer incentaHEALTH’s online diabetes prevention program, #PreventDiabetes to Coloradans. This partnership has been made possible by grant funding and includes additional partnerships with employers and healthcare providers. CDPHE serves Coloradans by providing public health and environmental protection services that promote healthy people [...]

The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and incentaHEALTH partner to offer Type 2 diabetes prevention

The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center is working with incentaHEALTH to offer incentaHEALTH’s virtual diabetes prevention program, #PreventDiabetes, to Connecticut community members. #PreventDiabetes is a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) fully recognized virtual National Diabetes Prevention Program. The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center is conducting a research project working to improve the health in low income communities by [...]

CDC Releases Data Reaffirming Link Between Obesity and Severe COVID Risk

A large majority of individuals who were hospitalized, in need of a ventilator or died from COVID-19 were overweight or obese, according to a study released recently by the Centers for Disease Control. It has previously been reported that people with heart disease and diabetes are at a higher risk for developing severe complications as a [...]

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