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A Healthier You
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City introduced this program to help improve total health and well-being. A Healthier You is a service provided on the Blue Cross Blue Shield website that allows you to set a course for better health and stay on track to maintain your long-term health goals. Visit www.bluekc.com and click on Health & Wellness to learn more about this benefit. Because the Office of Human Resources is focused on improving the overall health and well-being of the Northwest Family, we have decided to participate in onsite health programs offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City and Well*Life at Work.
Points to Blue
Points to Blue is a new health and wellness incentive program created by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City. It is designed to reward you for healthy activities - from daily exercise to your annual physical. Learn more about this program here.
Health Risk Assessment
A Healthier You starts with a health screening, providing you with the information needed to complete the next step of the program, the online Health Risk Appraisal. The appraisal will ask you questions about your health and lifestyle and then give you a wellness score. With a wellness score in hand, you will easily be able to identify your healthy behaviors and areas where you may consider making changes. We have provided the results of last year's Health Risk Assessment below for you.
Webinars on Demand
Don't have time in your schedule for a class? Check out these Webinars on Demand and view options for 30-minute presentations available at your convenience!
Know Your Numbers
Blood pressure, cholesterol, lipids, glucose, BMI...the numbers go on and on! But what do they all mean? Participants will learn what their numbers mean,what they can do to improve their numbers, and when these numbers indicate it's time to see a healthcare professional.
Thinking About Quitting
You will learn that you do have a choice and smoking is a habit that can be broken. The instructor will discuss barriers to quitting, local resources for quitting, and review the latest in tobacco-cessation aids.
Pre-Diabetes: Opportunity or Time Bomb?
Pre-diabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but have not yet met the levels for a formal diabetes diagnosis. More than 20 million Americans currently have this silent condition. In this class we will address diet, physical activity and lifestyle behaviors that can help prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
How to Participate
If you are a Northwest employee and are interested in participating, please contact Anne Long in the Office of Human Resources at ext. 1127 or along@nwmissouri.edu.
