Download the February Wellbeats schedule below and try out a class! Reminder that classes are free for members (that means you!) and registration is not required.
The
Employee Wellness Committee is holding a Healthy Weight Challenge starting Monday, February 3rd!
This is for anyone that would like to lose weight OR maintain their current
weight.
February 3rd – ?? (We will have a final mystery weigh-in)
$20 entry fee
Send an email to wellnessemp@welia.org to sign up (provide a nickname if you want to stay anonymous for sharing final results)
Initial weigh-in will be February 3rd-7th
Turn in your initial weigh-in slip with your name on it to Anna in Wellness
The Invest Program is now up and running but here are some
important things you need to know before you enroll or re-enroll, please read
the entire email (I know there is a lot).
If you accidentally
signed up for the Medica Rewards program (rather than the
Invest program) and you want to keep the same email you will
have to contact Virgin Pulse directly to have your email address removed
and this process will be completed during the call. The phone number
is located in the attached Guide and is 1-833-450-4074. You will
have to do this BEFORE enrolling into the Invest
program. If you want to use a different email to enroll you DO NOT
have to do this process. This is only for the individuals
who signed up in the Rewards program on or after 1/1/2020.
(attached is the members guide)
Previously Medica agreed
to give Invest employees credit for meeting the 3 activities for the 7 out
of the 20 required days during the month. We have been able to get
approval to increase for the entire month of January, this means if
you register by the end of the month you will receive credit for the
entire month!
We have identified some
issues with the current Max Buzz activity tracker, Medica has given us an
upgraded activity tracker called “Max” that will track sleep better for
the night shifters, it also has a different charging port and other
advancements. These are available for all employees who would like
to switch devices (free if you qualify for the Invest Program). You
can trade yours in for the upgraded to the HR suite during regular
business hours. I will be changing out devices to Hinckley &
Pine City on 1/20/20. I will be in Hinckley from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
and Pine City 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. For the night shifters, Jamie Welton
(hospital nursing administration) will have them to hand out, Jamie Welton
is available starting at 6:30 a.m., beginning on Thursday, January 16th.
The HR Suite will be open until 5:30 p.m. on January 16th for
the 2nd shift. By all means, if you want to keep the Max
Buzz and it is working adequately for your needs, please feel free to keep
using it. If you work the night shift, you will have to
switch it out to track sleeping adequately.
If you do not have a
smart phone I am working with our Information Technology department to get
an icon for desktops, we want to ensure everyone has the capability of
being apart of this program. I will send out an email once this is
complete.
The portal does show
7,000 steps but when an employee checks the Trophy page it will reflect
the number of steps needed as 10,000. See screen shot below:
If you have any questions please feel free to reach
out. We do understand that there has been a lot of communication and some
frustration getting this program up and running but we are hopeful with these
adjustments that everyone will be successful in setting up the Invest Program
for 2020.
Please reach out with any questions you may have or if you
have any issues regarding any part of this process.
