Wellness Committee Prepares to Roll Out Wellness Plan; First Task “Know Your Numbers”

As the Wellness Committee prepares to roll out the first part of the Wellness Plan at the regional meetings in December, there are a couple of things you can do to get ready.

First, as part of Phase 1 of the Wellness Plan, the Committee wants you to “Know Your Numbers.” Part of knowing your numbers means you will need to schedule your routine physical (if you haven’t had one in the 2011 calendar year) before February 15th.

Once you have your physical, you’ll take your numbers (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, TC/HDL ratio, triglycerides, glucose, blood pressure, height, weight and waist circumference) and input them into the Well-Being Assessment on your Personal Wellness website through Wellmark. More information on this will be coming in December, but for those who have to call your doctor well in advance to schedule physicals, now is the time to do it.

The second thing you can do is register for access to your health information through Wellmark’s website by going to the Wellness Tab on your Employee Dashboard and clicking on the link that says “Register for the Wellmark Website.” Once you register, you will have access to your personal information, such as copies of your Explanation of Benefit forms, how much of your deductible and out-of-pocket maximums you have met and much more information. You will also be ready to explore the website during the regional meetings if you have registered ahead of time. (Central Office staff should register too. More information will be coming to you in the absence of a regional meeting.)

At your December regional meeting, your wellness coordinators will help you become better acquainted with how to access your information through Wellmark and how to enter your numbers into your well-being assessment.

If you have any questions, contact the Wellness Coordinator for your region (listed below), and remember, more information is coming, so don’t miss your regional meeting!

Wellness Coordinators
Each region has one designated Wellness Coordinator who has volunteered to coordinate wellness events and programs for their region.
Region 1 - Corrine Breitsprecker
Region 2 - Bess Wood
Region 3 - Karen Junko
Region 4 - Cheryl Risen
Region 5 - MaryAnn Strawhacker
Region 6 - Sandy Anderson
Region 7 - Robin Olberding
Region 8 - Bryce Chidester
Shelter Care - Christina Allen
Central Staff - Doug Schuster
HR Support - Kathy Martin and Tony Chiaramonte