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? ...in a gift card? 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 (March 1, 2008 - February 28, 2009). Throughout the program year, choose which activities to participate in and earn credits as shown in the schedule below. Reach 20 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 March 1st and May 15th, 2008!
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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Upcoming Wellness Events
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Date |
Time |
Topic |
Points |
Location |
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5 |
12:00-1:00 p |
Moving for Health |
1 |
Perkins |
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8 |
12:00-1:00 p |
Stretching & Warming-up: You Don’t Want to Exercise Without Them |
1 |
Powell |
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13 |
2:00-3:30 p |
Nurturing Healthy Kids and Families |
1 |
Library |
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| Online Seminar: Picture Perfect Posture | ||||||
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11 |
12:00-1:00 p |
Men’s Health |
1 |
Perkins 211 |
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26 |
By Appointment |
Preventative Screening: |
1 |
Contact: Teresa McCord 859-219-0530 |
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| Online Seminar: Mirror, Mirror. Healthy Body Image | ||||||
2008-2009 Healthy You at EKU Program Activities
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Activity |
Wellness Credit Value |
Annual Max |
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Prevention |
Wellness Assessment* |
5 |
5 |
Health Fair Participation |
3 |
3 |
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Preventive Exam/Health Screening/Flu Shot |
1 |
4 |
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Challenges |
Know Your Numbers (Mar – Apr) |
3 |
3 |
Fall Into Fitness (September) |
5 |
5 |
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Maintain, Don't Gain (November) |
5 |
5 |
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New Year, New You! (Jan – Febr) |
5 |
5 |
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Education |
Monthly Online Wellness Seminars |
1 |
12 |
Onsite Wellness Seminars/DVD |
1 |
8 |
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Bonus Opportunities |
Community / Campus Events |
1 |
2 |
Tobacco Free Me/Smoking Cessation |
2 |
2 |
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4 |
4 |
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Annual Program Survey |
2 |
2 |
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Total Credits Available |
60 |
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