Reminder: 2018-19 Wellness Program Ends May 31; Have You Met the Requirements to Complete the Program? And New Wellness

As we begin to wind down the school year, we want to remind you of the requirements that must be met to complete this year’s Wellness Program. You have until May 31, 2019, to complete all the requirements AND submit them on the Wellmark Wellness website. 

To complete the 2018-19 Wellness Program, you need to complete:  

*All Baseline Items 


• Annual physical exam  
• Health assessment (completed online in your Wellness Center) 
• Dental screening (exam with your dentist) 
• Survey about Heartland AEA benefits (accessible here and in link provided in your Wellness Center) 
• WebMD assessment (complete the memory assessment in your Wellness Center) 
• Biometric screening (either through a Hy-Vee dietician or annual exam) 

*2018-19 Working on Your Well-Being Preventive (Complete 3 Activities)


• Hearing exam 

• Eye exam 

• Flu shot 
• 
Self-exam 

• Ergonomic challenge 
• 
Wellness Preventative assessment 

• Current age and gender-specific exams 



Community/Social/Emotional (Complete 3 Activities)


• Attend Lunch & Learn on (Face-to-face/Zoom) 
• 
Nutritional/Weight loss programs, e.g.: Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig 

• Take Charge of Stress 

• Create a goal on the WebMD Online Healthy Coach 

• Donate blood 

• EAP Podcast or Article on Stress Management 



Financial (Complete 3 Activities)


• Take Financial Control of your Health Benefits Scavenger Hunt 

• Attend financial Lunch & learn 

• Take Financial Assessment 

• Donate to local school 

• EAP Podcast or Article on Financial Wellness 

• Take Financial Course 


Physical  (Complete 3 Activities)


• Achieve 12,000 steps per day for a week 

• Participate in an organized walk/run/bike event 

• Perform exercises for healthy knee/hip/joint/back/shoulders once a day for a week 
• Read EAP article on fitness or nutrition 

• Attend a nutritional Lunch & Learn (Face-to-face/Zoom/recorded) 

• Participate in a Fitness Program 



Career (Complete 3 Activities)


• Recognize another staff member in the HeartBeat 
• 
EAP Podcast: Choose a Featured Audio of Your Choice 

• Volunteer 4 hours on behalf of Heartland AEA 

• Read Staff Playbook 

• Read a book  

• Attend a nutritional Lunch & Learn (Face-to-face/Zoom/recorded)
• 
Take a personality profile to know yourself better 



Challenges (Complete 3 Challenges) 

• The Invitational: 9/19/2018 – 10-23/2018 
• Gratitude Attitude: 11/15/2018 – 12/12/2018 
• Rethink Your Drink: 12/31/2018 – 1/27/2019 
• Mission My Community: 2/13/2019 – 3/12/2019 
• Hit Your Stride: 4/1/2019 – 5/13/2019 
• Money Makeover: Choose your date! Start any time between 10/1/2018 – 4/30/2019 

Reminder

• New staff hired in 2018-19 will earn a Fitbit (optional) and $150 cash for completing the entire Wellness Program.  
• Staff hired prior to 2018-19 will receive $250 cash for completing the entire Wellness Program.  

Coming in 2019-20… 
The Agency will have a new wellness vendor, Interactive Health, which will feature a new portal and new programming. (Please note that Wellmark will continue to be our health insurance provider.) Stay tuned for more details! And we’ll once again kick off the new wellness year at the All-Staff Meeting!