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November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Â This is a cause that we personally have a stake in because my father in law had diabetes. Â Our family participates in the Louisville ADA walk each year. Â I’m also proud to say that my wife’s family is the number one fund-raising family and friends team. Â They’ve been number one now for I’d say at least the last six years.
Here’s your newsletter
At the end of this post you will find a newsletter that United Health Care has put together about Immunizations. I found this very helpful because there is an awful lot of information out there about vaccinations, and how some are harmful while others aren’t. Hopefully this will shed some light on this subject.
May is blood pressure awareness month. Â Attached to this post you will find a newsletter that United Health Care put together. Â This is something that you can pass out to your employees to make them more aware of the signs of High Blood Pressure. Â There is also a five step overview on what you can do to reduce your risk of High Blood Pressure, without medications.
Preventive care is medical care that focuses on disease prevention and health maintenance. Preventive services result in earlier detection of diseases. Having your preventive checkups completed also may lead to earlier discovery and identification of risks that could lead to further health problems down the road. Common examples of preventive care services are screening tests, health education, and immunization programs.
There is more and more research being published connecting preventive care visits to overall health and well-being of employees. Employers that offer and promote their preventive care benefits are seeing healthier and happier employees. Employers are also seeing that employees are missing less days due to illness. These employees that are taking advantage of their preventive services are more productive when they’re at work, they miss less days, and they are more loyal to their employers.
Preventive care is a vital part to having a healthy workforce. When preventive care is being used, it catches illnesses and diseases in their earliest stages. In 2004 there was a study completed that reported 7,600 cases of late-stage breast cancer, 20,000 cases of late-stage colorectal cancer, and 21,000 cases of bone disaese fractures. All of these diesesases could’ve been treated or prevented with earlier detection, preventing the $485.2 million in excess medical claims.
Here is a link to Humana’s Preventive Services Guide. Â This is just to give a general overview of what type of services are preventive. Â You should check with your specific plan to know what is covered under your plan. Â This should just be used as a guid.
Humana Preventive Services Guide