June 2014 – incentaHEALTH

Month: June 2014

POLL: 73% of Americans would try to lose weight if the government offered an incentive

The question of how and where to apply incentives to behavior change is a popular source of debate. Forbes has a good article summarizing research that shows that the majority of Americans would try to lose weight if the government offered an incentive. Of those that would try, 51% indicated "I would try really hard" to lose [...]

Don’t Sabotage Your Corporate Wellness Program: Part 1

If you are one of the many companies across the nation who has adopted a corporate wellness program to encourage a healthier lifestyle and reduce health insurance costs, congratulations! You already know that a healthy employee is a happy employee, and productivity and loyalty will rise in your favor in return. But there are small things [...]

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 [...]

Winners of the Winter Team Challenge achieve a 12% weight loss

Here's an inspiring story of the members of the winning team from our recent Winter Team Challenge. This team lost an impressive 12% average body weight for each member of the team! It's always great to hear from the real world people that are using our wellness platform to transform that behaviors around Healthy Eating and [...]