Health Links™, a research-to-practice program within the Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health, has partnered with digital health company incentaHEALTH to enhance 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. 11.7% of Colorado adults speak only Spanish, meaning 428,978 Coloradans now have the ability to access the risk tool (Source: Colorado Health Institute). This collaboration addresses health disparities that are crucial in creating an environment in which all employees have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.
The sixty-second online risk test allows individuals to determine their risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Deidentified data collected through the risk test will be shared with employers to illustrate the need for and value of preventive programs like the National Diabetes Program.
Prediabetes is a growing issue in America; more than 1 out of 3 adults has prediabetes, and 90% don’t know they have it. Diabetes prevalence among Hispanic/Latino adults in Colorado is 11.1% compared to 6.2% in white adults, showing the need to stratify risk before a diabetes diagnosis. Diabetes is also one the costliest diseases in America with $1 out of every $4 US health care costs being spent on caring for people with the disease. Lifestyle interventions like a National Diabetes Prevention Program can help reduce the risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, which in turn will help decrease health care costs.
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Health Links works with over 150 employers to promote workplace health and safety with evidence-based strategies. Funding secured through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is being utilized for this project.
incentaHEALTH is a digital health company that innovates ways to reach and improve the health of individuals through digital platforms with the goal of rewarding 100 million people for healthy eating and active living. incentaHEALTH offers evidence-based weight loss and diabetes prevention solutions for remote and in-person workforces, individuals, physician groups, health systems and more. Schedule a demo to learn how we can make HEALTH rewarding.
