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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 web site that allows you to set a course for better health and stay on track to maintain your long-term health goals. Visit www.bcbskc.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. Check out the monthly A Healthier You newsletter 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. This year's Health Risk Assessment was held February 11 and 12, 2009. Once we receive this year's results, we will post them on the web site.
Health Risk Assessment Results, April 2008
Northwest Walking Club
Walking is one of the safest and most effective forms of exercise, but it can be hard to find time to participate in physical activity. For this reason, BeWell and the Office of Human Resources are offering all Northwest employees a chance to join a walking club. Initially, our campus dietitian, Julie Livengood, will help lead this activity as we meet once a week and walk for 30 minutes around campus. (Please note that the 30-minute walk will be taken as part of your lunch period.) We will be meeting on Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m. throughout the summer. If you are interested in joining, please RSVP to the Office of Human Resources by calling ext. 1127 or emailing to along@nwmissouri.edu.
Nutri-Wise
Nutri-Wise is an eight-week program to improve health through three key principles: 1) building a solid foundation of nutrition knowledge; 2) learning real-life strategies to improve nutrition and physical activity; 3) motivating through realistic goal setting. Each week a different nutrition topic is covered including food groups, serving sizes, physical activity, good vs. bad fat and cholesterol, energy balances, cravings, meal planning, eating out wisely, and healthy cooking. Each class lasts one hour. Participants receive a workbook, and must complete 6 out of 8 courses to move onto the next class offered, Nutri-Wise: High Gear.
Meet our Instructor
Julie Livengood is a Registered Dietitian with NWMSU Campus Dining (ARAMARK). Julie received a Bachelor of Science degree in Foods & Nutrition from Northwest. After working in public health for seven years, Julie was one of four chosen to attend the Missouri Department of Health Dietetic Internship. She is registered nationally with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensed in Missouri.
While growing up on dairy farms in South Dakota and Missouri, Julie learned early on the meaning of hard work, the value of life, and the importance of family. Julie currently resides in Burlington Junction with husband, Dana, and son, Levi.
Julie is dedicated to bringing nutritional health and healing to campus. She plans menus for Horace Mann Laboratory School, serves as a nutrition advocate for healthy options, and works alongside the University Wellness Center to help college students with nutrition related concerns. Providing an empowering environment is Julie's priority; one that erases the concept of dieting and encompasses nourishment and mindfulness as part of a healthy lifestyle.
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.