The online NOT ME® Diabetes Prevention Program from UnitedHealth
Group (NYSE:UNH) has been named an International CES Innovations
2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree in the Technology for a
Better World category.
The NOT
ME online platform delivers the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
via the Internet to people whenever and wherever they choose. The DPP is
a group lifestyle change program that helps people who are at high risk
for developing type 2 diabetes prevent or delay the disease through
modest weight loss via healthy eating, increased physical activity and
other lifestyle changes.
“Through the online NOT ME program, consumers learn strategies that can
help them lose weight and improve their health – and they can
participate at home or anywhere they chose that is convenient and fits
their busy lifestyles,” said Deneen Vojta, senior vice president,
UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization. “We are grateful
to be recognized by the CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards
for our commitment to helping people live healthier lives.”
At the core of the online version of NOT ME is the 16-episode “Project
NOT ME” television series that follows six adults who are at risk for
developing type 2 diabetes as they go through the evidence-based DPP.
Each session features a health and wellness coach leading a class of DPP
participants who are working to reach a healthier weight and reduce
their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Between each session,
participants practice at home the skills they learn from the program
using tracking tools, linked electronic scales and support from an
online community and coach. The goal for participants in the group
lifestyle change program is to lose 5 to 7 percent of their body weight,
which has been shown to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes by up to
58%, according to research led by the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) with support from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The DPP lifestyle-modification program is based on the CDC-led National
Diabetes Prevention Program, which brings evidence-based lifestyle
interventions to communities by working through organizations that
adhere to CDC-recognized, evidence-based standards.
UnitedHealth Group’s online NOT ME program will be displayed at the 2014
International CES, Jan. 7-10, 2014, at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
CES annually recognizes cutting-edge consumer electronics products that
meet outstanding design and engineering criteria in 29 categories.
Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering honoree products are featured on CESweb.org/Innovations.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a
diversified health and well-being company dedicated to helping people
live healthier lives and making health care work better. With
headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad
spectrum of products and services through two business platforms:
UnitedHealthcare, which provides health care coverage and benefits
services; and Optum, which provides information and technology-enabled
health services. Through its businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more
than 85 million people worldwide. For more information, visit
UnitedHealth Group at www.unitedhealthgroup.com.
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