EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
The employee wellness program is designed to improve employee health through education, intervention and encouragement of healthy lifestyles. Healthy You! At EKU will provide a range of opportunities to faculty and staff from educational seminars and wellness challenges, to health fairs and preventative screening opportunities.
For more information log into the Healthy You at EKU web site, review the Wellness FAQ's or contact Adrienne Bauer, 622-8186.
About the EKU Wellness Program
How about $150 ...credit toward your health care premium? ...into a Flexible Spending Account? ...cash? Or earn ...1 personal holiday? ...a 1 year EKU Fitness & Wellness Center membership?
Participating employees will earn wellness credits for completing Healthy You! At EKU activities throughout the program year (October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010). Throughout the program year, choose which activities to participate in and earn credits as shown in the schedule below. Reach 22 or more credits, and your credits will translate into your choice of valuable rewards at the end of the program year.
Receive $25 cash (taxable) just for completing your Wellness Assessment between October 1st and December 31st, 2009!
Details about new and upcoming activities and rewards are always available by logging in at Healthy You at EKU
Wellness Newsletters
These one-page monthly "impactnews" and "BodyMind" newsletters from Matria and Saint Joseph Health System provide timely information and wellness topics important to you!
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Adobe PDF documents (.pdf) may be viewed with Adobe Acrobat, or with a free reader that may be downloaded at Adobe Acrobat Reader
Upcoming Wellness Events
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Date |
Time |
Topic |
Points |
Location |
N |
3 |
12:00 p |
Effects of Smokeless Tobacco Seminar |
1 |
Perkins 211 |
11 |
12:00 p |
Alzheimer's Seminar |
1 |
Perkins 214 |
12 |
1:00 p |
Navigating the Healthy You! Website |
1 |
Online |
12 |
3:30 p |
Diabetes Seminar |
1 |
Library 128 |
14 |
All Day |
World Diabetes Day |
NA |
NA |
18-19 |
8:00-12:00 p |
St. Joseph Health Screenings |
4 |
Herndon Lounge |
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EKU Wellness Program
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
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Annual Max |
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HEALTH AWARENESS |
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| Wellness Assessment (WA required for program incentive) | 6 |
6 |
PREVENTIVE CARE ACTIVITIES |
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| Biometrics Screening / Preventive Exam | 4 |
12 |
HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS |
| Online Montly Seminars | 1 |
5 |
| On Campus Wellness Semnars | 1 |
5 |
WELLNESS CHALLENGES (Completion of 1 Challenge is required for program incentive) |
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| Healthy Holidays; Nov 1 - Dec 15, 2009 | 6 |
6 |
| Healthy Resolutions; Feb 1 - 28, 2010 | 6 |
6 |
| EKU in Motion!; March 15 - April 30, 2010 | 6 |
6 |
| Healthy Lunchbox; August 15 - Sept 15, 2010 | 6 |
6 |
LOCAL WELLNESS ACTIVITIES |
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| Local Wellness Activities | 2 |
6 |
| Annual Health Fair Participation | 4 |
4 |
| Online Satisfaction Survey | 2 |
2 |
| Wellness Champion | 3 |
3 |
Total Opportunity |
67 |

