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Using nutrition, health coaching to help plan members with diabetes

bwolfe — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:00:04 +0000

When People Corp. started looking into reducing its claims numbers related to chronic disease, it decided to tackle what Judith Plotkin, vice-president of health and wellness solutions, called “the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse:” diabetes, obesity, heart disease and high blood pressure. The four conditions are comorbidities not only with each other but other afflictions […]

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Employers should rethink approach to helping employees with obesity

mschmit — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:58:32 +0000

Employers that don’t cover obesity drugs should ask themselves why, said Noel McKay, principal consultant at Cowan Insurance Group, during Benefits Canada’s Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum on Dec. 9, 2020. “Is the risk of driving up benefits costs the reason? If so, I don’t think you have to fear it. Maybe two […]

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Newtopia introducing chronic disease product suite for plan sponsors

mschmit — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 11:00:05 +0000

Toronto-based disease prevention technology company Newtopia Inc. is introducing a product suite aimed at preventing, reversing and slowing the progression of three chronic conditions. Targeting plan members of employer-sponsored health plans, the tools aim to assist users with hypertension, type 2 diabetes and weight management. They combine human interaction, virtual care, digital tools and data science to deliver personalized […]

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Webinar: Overall health key to employee well-being during, after pandemic

mschmit — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 05:20:23 +0000

In this unprecedented time, it’s more evident the physical, psychological and financial components of health are all interconnected, said Charmaine Alexander, senior disability management advisor at Desjardins Insurance, during a webinar hosted by Benefits Canada. Prior to the pandemic, in May 2018, Desjardins conducted a survey to measure these interactions to better understand how they […]

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Desjardins partners with Obesity Canada to keep Canadians healthy

mschmit — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:00:06 +0000

Desjardins Insurance is joining Obesity Canada’s partnership program, which leverages resources from Canadian organizations to fund obesity research, education and advocacy initiatives. Marc Bertossini, director of marketing for group and business insurance at Desjardins, said in a press release the partnership is another way the organization can support Canadians and help them improve their health. […]

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How nutrition contributes to better mental health, organizational wellness

mschmit — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:47:53 +0000

People don’t often make the association between nutrition and long-term mood, as well as how diet can impact the brain’s function and its structure, according to Charmaine Alexander, senior advisor on Desjardins Insurance’s disability management team. “We know that between the rise of mental illness in our current lifestyle, just as with obesity, maybe what we’re […]

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The role of nutrition in improving mental health

mschmit — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:41:41 +0000

Since good nutrition contributes to better mental health, what people eat has a direct relationship to their mood and how they function, said Charmaine Alexander, senior advisor of disability management at Desjardins Insurance. “Let’s compare our brains to a car engine,” she said during a session at Benefits Canada‘s 2019 Mental Health Summit on Nov. […]

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Study finds employers and employees disagree on how to manage, support obesity

mschmit — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 05:00:37 +0000

Employers, health-care professionals and people living with obesity disagree on how the disease develops, how to manage it and who’s responsible for treatment, according to a new study by Obesity Canada. The study, which was published in the journal Clinical Obesity this month, surveyed 150 employers, 395 physicians and 2,000 individuals living with obesity. More than […]

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Healthy eating programs may affect employer health costs

mschmit — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 04:35:48 +0000

Workplace programs to promote healthy food choices could improve employees’ eating habits, according to a study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. A two-year study at the hospital examined the purchasing habits of almost 5,700 employees before and after researchers put in place a “traffic light labeling and choice architecture program.” […]

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Supporting employees with obesity starts with recognizing it’s a chronic disease

mschmit — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:57:22 +0000

Six million Canadians are living with obesity and its prevalence is continuing to rise, said David Macklin, medical director of the weight management program at Medcan, during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2019 Chronic Disease at Work conference in Toronto on June 5. While many may consider obesity to be a matter of will power, […]

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