Wellness Technology – Page 2

Weigh and Win integrated into Longmont school district with five new kiosks

What if shedding pounds through a workplace wellness program paid off with a reloadable Visa Prepaid Debit Card along with blue jeans that comfortably button? Longmont’s largest employer, the St. Vrain Valley School District, aims to find out without spending a cent of taxpayer money. Check out Pam Mellskog's full article here.

Bringing Wellness Home: Beta Test of our First Home Photo Scale + Incentive App

As the co-founder and chief technologist for the digital health company incentaHEALTH, I've spent the last decade prototyping various designs for health devices that reward people for achieving (and sustaining) good health. This week I'm thrilled to start the beta test of our first-ever home version of this platform. When we started incentaHEALTH, we wanted to move the wellness industry beyond self-reported data, and instead [...]

Why do we send our participants daily text message health coaching? Because it works!

Health | Tue Sep 22, 2015 2:11pm EDT Related: Health A text message a day may keep the doctor away By Lisa Rapaport A woman uses a mobile device while working out in San Francisco, California July 21, 2015. Reuters/Robert Galbraith (Reuters Health) - Texting patients regular reminders to do things like eat right, exercise more [...]

INFOGRAPHIC: What do consumers think about the role of social media when it comes to wellness? We asked 1,158 adults to find the answer!

Pinterest, Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, smartphones and text messages. We live a world of instant gratification. To keep a consumer engaged, information must be available at the touch of a button or swipe of a screen. Not only is this transforming our personal lives but also the way we approach wellness. Every two years, incentaHEALTH [...]

30 Second Weigh and Win Introduction

Looking for a simple way to jump start your health routine? If you live in Colorado, look no further than Weigh and Win!

52nd Colorado wellness kiosk installed in Canon City

Kaiser Permanente and incentaHEALTH have expanded the pioneering WeighAndWin.com program to southern Colorado. Two new HEALTHspot® kiosks have been installed in Cañon City. The Cañon City Daily Record has a good write up on the expansion, and what it means for Fremont County. HEALTHspot Elite Mobile Wellness Kiosk Cañon City is using incentaHEALTH's 4th generation wellness [...]

incentaHEALTH’s Community Wellness Programs Rapidly Engage the Consumer Health Market

Examining the market reach of incentaHEALTH's community wellness platform is yielding some surprising results. In the Colorado market, our Weigh and Win program (run in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente Colorado) has reached almost 2% of the statewide overweight population. For a program only 3 years old, that is a rapid adoption rate. In a similar community wellness [...]

incentaHEALTH powers community weight loss platform in Colorado

In the three years since the program began, Weigh and Win has helped Coloradans lose more than 125,000 pounds and distributed $220,000 in cash rewards. Weigh and Win is a free community program for all Colorado residents that pays cash rewards for weight improvement and maintenance. In 2013, Weigh and Win had over 67,000 weigh-ins completed, integrated with [...]

Why Not Consider Adding A Fitbit-Powered Smart Pedometer Program to Your Workplace Weight Loss Challenge?

It doesn’t have to be burdensome to reach your fitness goals, when you have the proper tools. If your corporate wellness program seems to be underperforming, perhaps you need to adjust your focus and provide more essential tools to keep your participants motivated and informed. A Fitbit-powered pedometer program is a great addition to any wellness [...]

How HEALTHspot Makes Corporate Weight Loss Even Better

When it comes to success in your corporate wellness program, measurable results are essential. The incentaHEALTH HEALTHspot kiosk provides private weight measurement at the workplace. Our HEALTHspot wellness kiosk confidentially and accurately transmits data to the incentaHEALTH data center via an encrypted and secure internet connection, where we monitor the success of all participants currently enrolled [...]

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