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Announcing the Healthy U Wellness Program
| Overview | How it Works | Rewards |
Healthy U isn’t really a place, but it is a state of mind and an approach to taking ownership of our health. “Healthy U” is what we call SVSU’s Wellness Program.
If you are interested in any of the following, it's time to become an active part of Healthy U:
- Living well
- Aging well
- Improving your relationships
- Managing your stress
- Reducing the chances for heart disease, diabetes and cancer
We each have our own unique health challenges, whether this means lowering cholesterol levels, losing a few pounds, working with hereditary risk factors, or stress reduction. But all of us can probably make some type of healthy improvement in our lives. At “Healthy U” we each are rewarded for recognizing our own areas for improvement and for just making Positive Progress.
Positive Progress means that you may not have reached all your wellness goals, but you are moving toward achievement of those goals over time. Simply because a healthy you makes for a healthier SVS-U.
Those with questions are encouraged to E-mail wellness@svsu.edu.
How Does it Work?
Track 1:
Track 1 is focused on “Biometrics” testing for total cholesterol, HDL, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and body fat percentage.
Cholesterol testing is a simple process using a fingerstick poke to draw a tiny amount of blood, giving you results within 6 minutes. BMI, blood pressure and body fat testing are all performed using quick, easy, non-invasive methods. The advantage of Track 1 is that you are provided with immediate results and coaching from health professionals.
At the annual Wellness Fair, SVSU will pay for all biometrics testing. At the six month point (October), you may choose to get a “progress report” and have your biometrics tested again. This time, you must pay for the tests, which will cost approximately $15 and be offered on-site during a designated day (alternative off-site testing can be arranged if necessary).
If you have made Positive Progress toward targeted ranges or are in targeted ranges, you earn Wellness Rewards! At the beginning of the next annual cycle (next April), all biometrics may be tested again, paid by SVSU. If you have made Positive Progress toward targeted ranges or are in targeted ranges, you earn more Wellness Rewards! Since this track is more precise in its readings, the rewards for positive progress are greater than for Track 2.
Track 2:
If the biometric testing is not your thing, you can still “enroll” in Healthy U. On Track 2, you will monitor Positive Progress in the areas of exercise, healthy eating, and educational workshop attendance.
We will provide you with exercise and eating logs (online or paper) to chart your progress. Track 2 is based on the “honor system,” so it is up to you to record your exercise and eating habits beginning on May 1. At the end of the six month period, you will earn rewards if your logs have been completed and you have attended at least the required number of Healthy U Workshops.
Positive Progress means...
Covenant Healthcare will supply all of us with “targeted ranges” for our age and gender in each of the five categories to be tested. Even if you are not within your targeted range, you have made Positive Progress if you move even one point toward your targeted range in a given category. You don’t have to be an “Ironman” or “Ironwoman” to be rewarded—you just need to be gradually improving your health!
Note: for your initial testing period, we won’t have anything to compare against, so we will provide rewards based on whether you are in targeted ranges. However, after that initial testing period, we will use Positive Progress as our measure.
Important Notes:
- All testing results are CONFIDENTIAL. If you want to share (or brag about) your fitness results with colleagues, feel free to do so. But we won’t!
- Progress is assessed by qualified health professionals or SVSU students being trained in applicable fields. You will receive a Healthy U stamp on your Progress Card for each category in which you are making positive progress. You will then show your stamps to Human Resources to claim your reward—but Human Resources will NOT need to see your actual test results.
- Each participant must also complete a Health Risk Assessment, which is a confidential online questionnaire (costs paid by SVSU) designed to provide you with information on your specific risk factors and ways to improve your health.
- If it is unreasonably difficult or medically inadvisable for you to achieve these biometric ranges or to otherwise participate in the Healthy U program, please contact Jill Gushow (jgushow(at)svsu.edu or ext. 4109) to discuss and develop other ways to work toward these rewards.
Rewards
Track 1
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* For initial testing, rewards are based on actually falling within targeted ranges, since there is no comparison data for this period.
Additionally, every person completing all five biometrics tests within each six month period will be entered into a drawing for a weekend trip to a northern Michigan resort.
Track 2
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