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Earn Your $100 Wellness Incentive
As part of your 2013 benefits, you are eligible for a wellness incentive. Healthy for Life is an incentive-based wellness program designed to help you earn your incentive and actively manage your health. By completing a personal health assessment, health screening, and 240 minutes of physical activity, primary subscribers to the UM health plans will receive $100 in a tax-favored account to use for medical expenses in 2013 Benefit Plan year.

Earn $100 in 3 Easy Steps:

  1. Complete your personal health assessment–an online questionnaire that helps you understand your health risks and provides you with resources to improve your well-being. (between Oct. 15, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013)
  2. Complete your health screening, which includes cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, height and weight. You can schedule a FREE on campus screening or visit your health care provider (valid screenings are between June 1, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013).
  3. Track 240 minutes of physical activity in any calendar month (between Oct. 15, 2012 and Apr. 30, 2013).

Ready to get started?

  1. Create or return to your Cerner Health account by visiting www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu.
  2. Enter your email address and join the program.
  3. If you need help, call Cerner at 877-621-8014.

2013 Screening Schedule:

  1. MU
  2. UMKC
  3. Missouri S&T
  4. UMSL

&  2013 Quickstart Guide (step-by-step visual aid)


Stress Reduction Meditation–FREE

  • Mondays, 12:15 – 12:45 p.m., Heinkel Building, Room 10
  • Wednesdays, 1-1:45 p.m., Hulston Hall, Room 327A (Law School) *STARTING JAN. 23, 2013
  • Mondays-Fridays, 7 a.m.-12 a.m., AP Green Chapel is available for silent meditation, prayer or contemplation

No experience or registration is necessary for any of the meditation sessions. Classes do not meet on holidays or holiday weeks. If you have questions, contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D.


Get connected virtually with Wellness
Healthy for Life invites you to follow us on Twitter and Facebook. We update regularly with events and health-related information.

 

General Wellness on Twitter: http://twitter.com/healthy4lifemu
You will need an account to get started. Once you log in to Twitter, you can go to our page and click on the “Follow” button. That’s it, easy enough!

General Wellness on Facebook: Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness
To “Like” us, you’ll need a Facebook account. You can then click on our page and choose the “Like” button and you’re done.

Tasting Mindfulness blog: www.tastingmindfulness.com

Tasting Mindfulness on Facebook: Tasting Mindfulness

To “Like” us, you’ll need a Facebook account. You can then click on our page and choose the “Like” button and you’re done.

Dr Lynn Rossy on Twitter: DrLynnRossy
You will need an account to get started. Once you log in to Twitter, you can go to our page and click on the “Follow” button. That’s it, easy enough!

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Blaine Snow

Healthy for Life: TE Atkins UM Wellness

myTotal Rewards,­­­ Wellness

Program Coordinator, MU, UM System and MU Health Care

205 Heinkel Bldg.| Columbia, MO 65211 | 573.884.1312 (Phone) | 573.884.3123 (Fax)

 

 

Faculty & Staff: To earn your $100 Wellness Incentive, visit www.healthyforlife.umsystem.edu

 

 

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