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Help Your Team Members Invest in Their Health
Like a 401(k) Plan, the National Diabetes Prevention Program helps team members take small steps that result in a big payoff — an active and healthy future!Slide2
The epidemic you can stop
Type 2 diabetes is a common health condition
that many of your team members don’t know about.
In fact, it has become a national epidemic, affecting 1 out of every
10
people.1Roughly one-third of your workforce is at risk.1Fortunately, with screening and intervention, the risk factors CAN be detected and reversed.Slide3
One-third of your team may already have prediabetes
Prediabetes is a precursor
to type 2 diabetes. It occurs when blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes.1Slide4
The iceberg lurking beneath the surface
Think of prediabetes as the seemingly “normal” condition.
It quietly lurks below the surface — and then suddenly becomes apparent.
Fortunately, we can
screen for
prediabetes and take steps to help prevent type 2 diabetes from developing.Slide5
Type 2 diabetes …
Affects the way the body processes glucose.
Increases medical costs, complications and death rates.1Slide6
What type 2 diabetes can do to your teamSlide7
Why should businesses take action?
Type 2 diabetes contributes to rising medical costs.
Employees with diabetes may miss more work and have lower productivity. {citation}
As an employer, you are in a unique position to promote awareness and change.
For these reasons and more, health IS a business imperative.
This is your chance to help your team take small steps that can result in a big payoff — an active and healthy future!Slide8
The solution is here:
The National Diabetes Prevention Program
An
evidence-based lifestyle change program with CDC-recognition
so it is standardized and effective.
Can be offered through your workplace wellness program or as a covered benefit of your medical plan.Confidential screening for your team to identify at-risk employees.Involves a
one-year intervention to address prediabetes,
and delay or prevent type 2 diabetes from developing.
Sessions are offered in a variety of formats: onsite,
off-site or online
.
Sessions teach employees strategies in healthy eating, weight loss, stress management, physical activity and more —
behaviors
that prevent type 2 diabetes and enhance overall health.Slide9
Why
the National DPP?
The program structure is already developed — you don’t have to reinvent the wheel in order to offer it.
It is evidence-based and many businesses offer the program to employees across the U.S.
It can
complement existing wellness offerings and initiatives.There are CDC-recognized DPP program providers, vendors, and coaches throughout the U.S.It works!Slide10
Employers can promote better health and save money
A diabetes prevention lifestyle change program costs an average of $450 per participant, a fraction of the amount employers can expect to pay if an employee develops type 2 diabetes.
Consider the net savings by avoiding medical spend associated with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
4
:
An employer with 250 employees could save up to $8,759 over three years.An employer with 1,000 employees could save up to $35,037 over three years.An employer with 2,600 employees could save up to $91,096
over three years.
To
see how much your company could save by offering an evidence
based diabetes prevention program, use the AMA’s calculator at
ama-roi-calculator.appspot.com
/Slide11
Employers can promote better health and save money
The Diabetes Prevention Impact Toolkit
lets
employers and insurers customize
estimates
of:Program costsDiabetes-related medical costs
Potential
return on investment (ROI)
To
see how much your company
can save
by offering an
evidence-based
diabetes prevention program, use the CDC
Diabetes
Prevention Impact Toolkit
https
://
nccd.cdc.gov
/Toolkit/
DiabetesImpact
.Slide12
How employees qualify for
the program
As the employer, you can design
your program to target populations at the most risk.
Most employers offer a quick risk assessment as an easy initial screening tool, then offer a blood test for those identified as high risk by the survey. For a good example, see the risk screener at:
https://doihaveprediabetes.org/prediabetes-risk-test.htmlPer CDC program guidelines, an individual qualifies for the National DPP if he or she has not had a diagnosis of diabetes, and meets these criteria:
Is 18 years old or older
Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≥24 (≥22 Asian)
Blood
test result in the prediabetes range
Is 18 years old or older
Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≥24 (≥22 Asian
)
History of
gestational diabetes
Individuals may also qualify based on a high score on a prediabetes risk test.Slide13
How employers administer
the program
There are several ways to design the program
for your workplace:
Select
how to cover the cost — either as a covered medical benefit or as a feature of your workplace wellness.Identify the best approach to implement — training internal staff or using a CDC-recognized program providerChoose how to offer the program — offsite, onsite or virtual (or a combo thereof).Name
and promote the program in a way that appeals to your workforce.
Include
optional incentives
and plan
after-program support.Slide14
Health is a business imperative
Next steps:
Use the tool, “Assessing Prediabetes Risk for Employers,” to estimate the prevalence of prediabetes in your organization.
Use the
online calculator
to determine potential savings.Present the white paper and senior leadership slides to make a business case.Contact your insurer to discuss making the National DPP a covered benefit.Visit the CDC to identify program options in your area.Help your employees invest in their health today, so it’s there for them tomorrow!
Make
a difference to your team, their families and your community.Slide15
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diabetesfactsheet/. Published date. Updated June 17, 2014. Accessed October 27, 2016.
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This work was supported by the Grant or Cooperative Agreement Number DP004793-05, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.