MONTREAL, Sept. 29,
2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
(TSX: CARE) ("Dialogue" or the "Company"), Canada's premier virtual care and wellness
platform, is launching Wellness, a new program that promotes
healthier living through preventive healthy habits. The program
targets primarily the 70% of Canadians who do not achieve the
recommended 150 minutes of physical activity per week, helping them
build healthier habits and prevent illness.
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Building on the acquisition of Tictrac, UK-based global digital
health and well-being platform, Dialogue's Wellness program is the
first preventative virtual care model of its kind in Canada.
It promotes healthy habits, wellness challenges and
clinically-vetted content and insights through 40 habits centered
around the themes of better sleep, stress reduction, improving mood
and moving more, and drives high engagement and participation
regardless of members' current level of fitness or activity. Built
into Dialogue's Integrated Health Platform™, Wellness expands
Dialogue's continuum of care towards prevention, with its current
pillars of primary care, mental health and EAP programs, through
the newly redesigned Dialogue mobile app.
"This is an important milestone for our team as Dialogue
expands into preventative care and encourages a more proactive
approach to the well-being of Canadians," says Jean-Nicolas Guillemette, Dialogue's Chief
Operating Officer. "For the first time, organizations can
provide tools and programs that focus on preventing illness and
promoting healthier living alongside physical and mental health
support in one multidisciplinary health platform."
While organizations are facing unique talent attraction and
retention challenges in a hybrid workplace, the Dialogue Wellness
program promotes an environment of well-being by empowering
members to own their well-being journey, whilst also providing HR
teams with key insights on member wellness. Studies show that 150
minutes of exercise per week can delay or fully prevent chronic
conditions, and is recommended by the CDC to reduce the chances of
developing depression or anxiety.* According to a case study
conducted by Dialogue, 80% of members using the Wellness program
achieved 150+ minutes of activity weekly, and otherwise sedentary
users saw an increase of 75% in their daily activity.
"Inclusion of preventative initiatives into the continuum of
care will significantly improve the life and productivity of our
members," says Dr. Marc Robin,
Dialogue's Medical Director. "As a physician, I'm thrilled that
Dialogue is investing in innovative tools that help our members and
their family adopt healthy lifestyle habits which will have
a meaningful impact on their health and wellness and can prevent or
reduce their likelihood of illness, in addition to current
treatment options. Members can develop healthier habits,
together."
Developed in partnership with The Center for
Behaviour Change at UCL which has over 10 years of
experience in this field, Wellness utilizes a multi-targeted
approach for behaviour change interventions.** It is available
to all organizations in Canada and
can be offered as a stand-alone program or added to existing
Integrated Health Platform™ benefits.
*https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/index.htm
**https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21513547/
About Dialogue
Incorporated in 2016, Dialogue is Canada's premier virtual healthcare and
wellness platform, providing affordable, on-demand access to
quality care. Through our team of health professionals, we serve
employers and organizations who have an interest in the health and
well-being of their employees, members and their families. Our
Integrated Health Platform™ is a one-stop healthcare hub that
centralizes all of our programs in a single, user-friendly
application, providing access to services 24 hours per day, 365
days per year from the convenience of a smartphone, computer or
tablet.
For further information:
Adrianna Lemieux
Public Relations Advisor
adrianna.lemieux@dialogue.co l 438-927-9498
Jean Marc Ayas
Director, InvestorRelations
investors@dialogue.co
SOURCE Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.