This web page contains information about the upcoming health risk assessment event:
Health insurance is an important tool for your personal health and wellness. Every year Northwest hosts the Health Risk Assessments, sponsored by our health care provider, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City. The Health Risk Assessment provides important information about your health and can help detect or prevent major chronic illness. We encourage you to understand your numbers and risks and feel empowered to make more informed choices regarding your health.
The Health Risk Assessments begin Thursday, Oct. 6. This is a free event for all Northwest employees and spouses covered by the University health insurance plan. Both employees and spouses on the plan are required to complete the Health Risk Assessment. The Health Risk Assessment consists of two parts, the biometric screening 
and the online health risk assessment . For your Health Risk Assessment to be complete, you must participate in both activities. The online Health Risk Assessment can be completed at anytime prior to your scheduled biometric screening and through Nov. 29.
Northwest employees and spouses covered by the health insurance plan who choose not to participate in the Health Risk Assessments will experience a premium differential of $20 per month for health insurance starting in January 2023 (premium differential will begin on your December 2022 paycheck). For employees and spouses, that will be $20 each for a total of $40.
The Health Risk Assessment will be offered on the following days and times:
Don't forget to complete the online health risk assessment through your A Healthier you portal. For your health risk assessment to be considered complete, you must complete both the online health risk assessment and the biometric screening.
Registration for the Health Risk Assessment event is now open. Employees and spouses must register for an appointment to attend the Health Risk Assessment. To register through the Blue Cross Blue Shield website:
link under the Health & Wellness section of your dashboard on the left and select the Onsite Screening optionYou can also register using the options below:
Don't forget to complete the online health risk assessment through your A Healthier you portal. For your health risk assessment to be considered complete, you must complete both the online health risk assessment and the biometric screening.
Employees or spouses covered by the plan who are unable to attend the Health Risk Assessment event on campus have the option of completing a Physician Screening Form as part of your annual physical with your personal physician.
View the Physician Screening Form document for directions. You may then complete the online Health Risk Assessment to finish the process. The Physician Screening Form is due to Blue Cross Blue Shield by Nov. 18, 2022
Don't forget to complete online health risk assessment through your A Healthier You portal. It may be completed at any time through Nov. 29.
Participants who register online will receive an email from service@ehealthscreenings.com confirming your health screening appointment. We encourage you to bring with you the appointment confirmation number referenced in the email, however, you will still be allowed to enter the event if you don't have your confirmation number with you.
Flu shot clinics are being offered during Health Risk Assessments. You must bring your BCBS membership ID card to this event to receive a flu shot. Flu shots will be available during the following days and times in conjunction with the Health Risk Assessments in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom.
You can schedule your annual physical with your personal physician by following the instructions on the attached Physician Screening Form . You can then complete the online Health Risk Assessment to finish the process. You have until Nov. 18, 2022, to submit the Physician Screening Form. The online health risk assessment must be completed by Nov. 29.
Employees and spouses covered by the plan who choose not to participate in the Health Risk Assessments will experience a premium differential of $20 per month for health insurance starting in January 2023. The premium differential will be reflected beginning with the December 2022 paycheck.
Your results from the event are seen by only your event screener. If you have a chronic condition and are referred into the Condition Management Program, your nurse will have access to the same information.
Blue Cross Blue Shield will provide appropriate staffing to ensure our employees have a positive experience and complete the assessment more efficiently. The estimated time to complete the process is 25 to 30 minutes.
No, this information is used to help make you aware of your health risks and inspire you to take action. The University and Blue Cross Blue Shield use the aggregate information to offer programs and services to help employees address their risks.
The University does not receive personal Health Risk Assessment information from its employees. The University receives aggregate information only. Some information it receives is the percentage of people who attended the event and the percentage of employees with risk factors, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Northwest and the Benefits and Wellness Committee use this data to determine the tools and resources to offer employees.
