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Obesity, Diabetes, and Racial Health Equity: What Employers Can Do (PDF)

40 pages. "Obesity and diabetes have long been top conditions of concern for employers because of their prevalence, connection to other serious illnesses, and high direct and indirect costs. People with obesity and diabetes have suffered complications and poor outcomes from COVID-19 at rates that highlight the need for employers to address these conditions in their employee populations with renewed focus. BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) populations suffer from obesity and diabetes in disproportionate numbers, so it is critically important to pursue strategies aimed at reducing inequities in care and treatment."

Digital Tools and Solutions for Diabetes (PDF)

18 pages. "The market for digital diabetes prevention and management solutions has continued to mature ... As employers refine the mix of programs and benefit strategies they offer their employees, NEBGH has developed this updated guide to reflect changes in the market and profile a current set of digital solutions available to employers in their efforts to help employees prevent and manage diabetes."

Caregiving and the Workplace: Employer Benchmarking Survey (PDF)

16 pages. "NEBGH undertook a survey in June 2017 designed to gauge awareness and attitudes about caregiving as an issue for employers and their employees; gather more detailed information about the kinds of leave policies, benefits and programs employers have put in place to support caregivers; and understand the barriers that prevent organizations from becoming more 'caregiver friendly.' The survey also asks about factors that would make a compelling case for investment in supporting caregivers, and what tops employers' wish lists in terms of what they'd like to put in place if they could."

Tipping the Scales on Weight Control: New Strategies for Employers (PDF)

23 pages. "Critical considerations for increasing engagement include greater personalization to capture and respond to individualized clinical factors such as BMI and blood sugar, attention to behavioral factors like attitudes and beliefs, and establishing relationships that could serve as in-person or digital support networks. Using behavioral economics lessons to understand the roles that intellect and emotion play in behavior change is similarly important in designing rewards and incentives."

Transforming Diabetes Management: New Directions for Employers (PDF)

"This report ... provides an in-depth look at the kinds of forward-thinking approaches some companies are taking across the US and suggests ways others might integrate innovative elements in their own programs. These include encouraging employees to access necessary primary care and seek care in appropriate settings based on risk factors and level of need, offering customized incentives and rewards for long-term participation and outcomes in diabetes management programs, promoting value-based benefit design to steer employees into effective and efficient health plans or provider practices, and encouraging medication adherence."

Cancer Survivorship: Challenges and Opportunities for Employers (PDF)

48 pages. "[A] cancer diagnosis and treatment together comprise just one part of the patient journey. What happens when people move beyond active treatment to survivorship? ... [This guide] is designed to provide you with information on the challenges and opportunities associated with cancer survivorship and practical guidance on creating a workplace that supports people living with cancer and is productive for all."

Genomic Medicine and Employers: Separating the Hope from the Hype (PDF)

13 pages. "Employers usually provide benefits coverage for standard forms of genetic testing -- screening for Down syndrome in high-risk mothers, for example -- but in general, benefits consultants don't recommend coverage of consumer genetic tests.... Employers should ask how testing will be integrated with health-care delivery and make sure doctors ordering the tests do not have financial relationships with genetic testing vendors."

Caregiving's Impact Growing in Importance to Employers (PDF)

"Caregiving ranks among the top ten employee health and wellness benefits priorities for most employers ... More than three-quarters of employers surveyed agree that caregiving will grow in importance to their companies over the next five years."

Cancer and the Workplace: The Employer Perspective (PDF)

25 pages. "Recently escalating co-payments and deductibles, if not thoughtfully applied in the oncology arena, may place unintended roadblocks for employees seeking access to care. While high deductible health plans -- increasingly popular among employers -- may help employers control costs, they need to be further assessed in terms of their potential to cause avoidance or delay in employees seeking needed treatments and prescriptions -- a potentially serious downside, especially in cancer care."

Workplace Weight Management in the New Normal

36 pages. "Employers can play a key role in guiding employees to prevent, manage and treat weight issues, whether onsite at an organization or in a work-from-home environment.... [This] guide is designed to provide you with a better understanding of the causes and consequences of unhealthy weights, guidance on choosing and implementing a range of interventions, and insight into innovative solutions employers are using today."