Month: June 2010

Bike to Work Day 2010

Today is Bike to Work Day in Colorado.  Here's a photo of some of the incentaHEALTH riders who took part in this year's event.  Last year, over 30,000 riders participated.  Based on the crowds out there today, 2010 looks to be another big year!  I can tell you from personal experience that starting your day on [...]
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USDA releases preview of Food Pyramid changes for 2011

USDA Food Pyramid The USDA has released preliminary information about the next round of changes coming to the Food Pyramid.  First published in 1980, the Dietary Guidelines are mandated by Congress to be reviewed, updated and released by USDA and HHS every five years. Based on the material being released, it is clear that obesity is [...]
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Interesting visualization of obesity prevalence in the U.S.

Jeffrey Heer, a professor at Stanford, has a some neat data visualizations on his web site.  They are part of a nice story he co-wrote in the June issue of the Communications of the ACM about different ways to visualize data.  On his site, you can manipulate this graph below and see the rise in obesity [...]
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Inspiring incentaHEALTH success story

The most rewarding part about being a member of the incentaHEALTH team is hearing success stories from our customers. One of our participants in Michigan has had an amazing transformation while participating in the incentaHEALTH wellness program.  We know we're having an impact when we see stories of how our customers make positive improvements in their [...]
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