Learn From Others to Gain Support
What Approaches Have Other Employers Used?
Learn what other organizations did to gain leadership support:
“Once we looked at [our wellness and health claims data] and presented that data to our senior leadership … and just how many of our team members were either affected by diabetes or anything that goes along with it, the hypertension, the overweight, all of those sorts of things … the data really told the story for us and sold it for us as to why we needed to do something for our population.”
For more information about Toyoda Gosei’s diabetes prevention and management efforts, listen to this podcast.
“When approaching our senior leadership about offering the national diabetes prevention program, we used data as our first source of showing the return of investment of offering a program such as this. But certainly, the notion, the desire to ensure that we had a healthier city, healthier employees and families was really the main driver of moving forward.”
Leadership Roles and Interests
We’ve used information from other benefits professionals to identify the types of leaders you’ll likely need to engage as you seek support for your program. We’ve also listed the types of questions they’re likely to ask. And the good news is that you’ve likely already answered most of these questions in your work through Healm!
- How many people in your workforce currently have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes? What are the related costs for your organization?
- How much could the National DPP lifestyle change program help prevent or reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in your workforce?
- What costs can you realistically avoid over what time period?
- How is your program budget and payment model structure set up? What impact will the cost of this program have on your organization’s overall benefits budget?
- How have you structured your program to be as inclusive and accessible as possible?
- How will you focus on people who are at higher risk and ensure that your program appeals to diverse populations?
- What is the evidence behind the program, and what are the desired program outcomes?
- How do you plan to identify eligible employees? What risk groups do you plan to focus on?
- How much could the National DPP lifestyle change program help prevent or reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in your workforce?
- What costs can you realistically avoid over what time period?
- How is your program budget and payment model structure set up? What impact will the cost of this program have on your organization’s overall benefits budget?
- What new contracts, if any, are needed for this program, and how will they be managed?
- How much staff time will implementation require?
- How is this program different from current offerings?
- How will the program be delivered?
- Does the program require policies intended to make it easier for employees to attend classes—like time off during a work shift or other accommodations?