Population Health Insights – Page 21

Cost of overweight and obesity reaches $300B annually

Obesity costs on the rise A recent analysis of the costs associated with overweight and obesity has found the the total annual cost in North America to be $300B. The research found that the costs are largely driven by four primary areas: Increased medical care Loss of worker productivity Higher death rates Increases in worker disability [...]

University of Colorado LEEDS School of Business profiles incentaHEALTH co-founder Todd McGuire

Todd McGuire, COO/CTO of incentaHEALTH, is profiled in the Fall 2010 issue of Portfolio, the magazine of the University of Colorado LEEDS School of Business. The current issue of Portfolio is showcasing alumni in technology. McGuire —who graduated from the University of Colorado in 1994 in Organizational Management and Information Systems—started incentaHEALTH as part of a [...]

Tracking online news reading habits on phones, computers and iPads

The Wall Street Journal had a neat infographic on their site yesterday showing viewing habits of people that read their news online. The use of smartphones and tablets like the iPad are still in the minority, but it's interesting to see how they are gaining popularity in the morning and evening hours. incentaHEALTH has noticed this [...]

USAToday showcases teen obesity prevention ideas

The USAToday ran a nice feature on ways to address the issue of rising teen obesity. Prompted by a recent study in the American Medical Association that found that heavy teens tend to gain even more weight in their 20s. Part of the answer is to make getting and staying healthy a family event. Whether we [...]

incentaHEALTH technology on display at the HIMMS Healthcare Technology Forum

incentaHEALTH's patented HEALTHspot kiosk is on display at the 2010 HiMMS Healthcare Technology Forum in Oklahoma City. You can read more about the event here.

incentaHEALTH co-founder presents wellness framework at International Conference on Commercial Driver Health and Wellness

Todd McGuire, COO/CTO of incentaHEALTH, will speak today at the International Conference on Commercial Driver Health and Wellness in Baltimore, MD. The event is being hosted by Transportation Research Board of the National Academies and is being held at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel from November 8-10, 2010. Under the tagline “Research on the Health and Wellness [...]

One in three adults could have diabetes by 2050

New research by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) projects that one third of our population could have diabetes by the year 2050. The encouraging part of this story is that nearly all of the spread of diabetes will be of the Type 2 variety, which is largely preventable. Want to take action now? Start today [...]

The cost of obesity is double previous estimates

A recent research study conducted by researchers at Cornell and Lehigh universities and has analyzed the economic impact of obesity. The findings show obesity's annual cost of approximately $168B in the United States. Previous studies found that obese individuals incurred $1,400 in additional medical costs each year. The new studies put that number at over $2,800. [...]

Human powered transport from Shweeb catches Google’s attention

Take a look at this idea for combining exercise with public transportation. It's an idea from a company in New Zealand called Shweeb. It's still in the early stages, but Google just Google awarded Shweeb $1 million for research and development, so you may be hearing more about it. For crowded urban environments where riding a [...]

incentaHEALTH to Present Discussion on Wellness Program Engagement at World Obesity Congress

If you're in Washington D.C. this week, please come visit us a the 5th Annual World Obesity Congress. incentaHEALTH's CEO Jack Rule will be presenting on ways to increase employee engagement in corporate wellness. You can also stop by the incentaHEALTH booth to see a demo of our patented HEALTHspot kisok. Here are the full conference [...]