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Study shows weight loss fends off diabetes

In a new study released on October 29th, researchers found that people at high risk for diabetes cut their changes of getting the disease by 34% through weight loss, exercise and reducing fat in their diets. For those over 60 years of age, the risk of developing diabetes was reduced by almost 50%. You can read [...]

REACH: Getting employees to engage in corporate wellness programs

In my last post I introduced a model called The 4R's. Reach, Retention, Results and ROI. The goal of this model is to create a consistent framework for measuring the success of a wellness program. Today I came across a fun video that illustrates the first R: Reach. In the video below you can see a [...]

A model for measuring corporate wellness program effectiveness

Everyone is trying to control health care costs. This inevitably leads to the use of corporate wellness programs. While just about anything you do to promote health among your employees is going to have at least some positive impact, the degree of your success can vary wildly. What is needed is a consistent methodology for measuring [...]

Obesity costs double over past decade; Centers for Disease Control (CDC) conference seeks solutions

At the CDC's Weight of the Nation conference in Washington DC last week, the CDC cited a new study showing that the cost of obesity in the United States has doubled over the past decade. Perhaps even more startling was the statistic that over 9% of all medical costs are now due to obesity. Some of [...]

A CEO’s perspective on reducing health care costs

On June 12, the CEO of Safeway (Steven Burd) wrote an insightful piece for the Wall Street Journal titled "How Safeway is Cutting Health-Care Costs." After an analysis of their health care costs in 2005, Mr. Burd found that 70% of the health care costs that Safeway is facing are driven by behavior-related items. In particular, [...]

A fresh look

Welcome to the corporate blog from incentaHEALTH. Called "incentaHEALTH Insights", our blog dives into the questions of the day related to health care and wellness. We are at a tipping point where the unchecked increase in health care spending is capturing the attention of everyone, from business executives, to policy makers, to individuals looking to gain [...]

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