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Wyoming Health Department Continues Partnership with incentaHEALTH

The Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division, has continued their partnership with incentaHEALTH to offer incentaHEALTH’s virtual diabetes prevention program, #PreventDiabetes, to Wyoming residents. The program has been a success and we are excited to continue working with the Wyoming Department of Health to reduce the incidence of Type II Diabetes in the state. Here are what some Wyomingites are [...]

Are You Tired or Wired?

All day you’ve been daydreaming of crawling back into your warm, comfy sheets. You get home, unwind, and when the clock strikes bedtime – you are suddenly full of energy. That second wind you’ve been hoping for all day finally decides to make its debut the moment you lay your head down. "It's very common for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Cracking the Code for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in partnership with Federally Qualified Health Centers

Since 2003, incentaHEALTH has been known for its durable behavior change and unique ability to “meet people where they are” to offer engaging, effective, and evidence-based weight management programs. Initially focused solely on weight management, incentaHEALTH has grown to offer a virtual diabetes prevention program called #PreventDiabetes. The digital platform has received preliminary recognition from the [...]

A virtual DPP that engages your population even when they’re at home

Looking for a virtual diabetes prevention program that can safely reach any audience, even during COVID social distancing? Watch our 60 second demo video to see how incentaHEALTH’s virtual DPP can be your turnkey diabetes prevention platform. The incentaHEALTH #PreventDiabetes platform is a CDC-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program that uses our patented HEALTHspot® smart scale to [...]

Creating resiliency: How losing weight can help improve COVID-19 health outcomes

Social distancing, hand washing and staying home are all ways you can reduce your risk for contracting COVID-19. But what if you contract the virus? Is there a way to make sure you have fewer complications? New research is showing that after age, obesity is one of the biggest risk factors associated with hospitalizations and poorer [...]

Published in Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, researchers found that pairing a physical activity tracker such as a Fitbit was related to greater success with weight loss, with those wearing activity trackers being 40% more likely to achieve a 5% BMI

Members pairing a wearable fitness tracker are 40% more likely to achieve 5% BMI reduction

Researchers at Virginia Tech, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Georgia State University have been studying the impact of physical activity trackers on weight loss and overall engagement in a wellness program. In a peer-reviewed paper recently published in the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), researchers analyzed members of incentaHEALTH's Weigh [...]

Category: Obesity