FY20 Incentivized Wellness Program ends Sept. 30 — new 10,000-point seminar added
August and September are the final months for the
FY20 Incentivized Wellness Program. Have you reached your wellness credit goal yet? Besides logging steps, there are still plenty
of other ways to earn last-minute points. Make sure you are registered and active in
Virgin Pulse and check out the point-earning opportunities below.
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20,000 Virgin Pulse points = $150 toward next year’s health insurance premiums
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40,000 Virgin Pulse points = $300 toward next year’s health insurance premiums
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60,000 Virgin Pulse points = $450 toward next year’s health insurance premiums
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80,000 Virgin Pulse points = $600 toward next year’s health insurance premiums
Remember that any courses in the
Training Management System (TMS) for Virgin Pulse points must be completed
before 5 p.m. on Sept. 30.
Quick & Easy Ways to Earn Points
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Join the Argonne Health Pact
Join by Sept. 25 and earn 10,000 points. The link to the pact, pledging to keep yourself and others safe during the pandemic, is in your
Workday inbox.
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2020 4Life lecture, Food for Thought: Everyday Eating for Wellness
This lecture is worth 20,000 points. Catch it live in the
BlueJeans Wellness Meeting Room or take it anytime as an elective course HEW113 in
TMS.
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Friday, Aug. 21 @
noon; join on BlueJeans -
Add to calendar
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Wednesday, Sept. 9 @
9 a.m.; join on BlueJeans -
Add to calendar
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Mental Health Matters During COVID-19
This newly added 45-minute seminar offers a special opportunity to earn an additional 10,000 points. It will also be available as an elective course HEW113MH in
TMS
in September.
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Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 @
noon; join on BlueJeans -
Add to calendar
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Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 @
10 a.m.; join on BlueJeans -
Add to calendar
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Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 @
2 p.m.; join on BlueJeans -
Add to calendar
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Virgin Pulse
Health Assessment Tool.
Check in on your health and earn 10,000 points.
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Health Screenings
The screenings, worth 20,000 points, are no longer offered by Health and Employee Wellness (HEW) due to the pandemic. Screenings already completed have been credited. We do not encourage visits to your personal doctor solely for a health screening at this time,
but we are still accepting
Health Screening Forms if you have a screening completed.
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HEW’s 20-minute Seminars
Explore healthy eating topics and earn 1,000 points each. These are available to take any time as elective courses in TMS through the links below.
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HEW113OCT:
Fill Your Plate with Fall Vegetables
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HEW113NOV:
Reading Food Labels
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HEW113DEC:
Winter Weight Gain
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HEW113JAN:
Plan Ahead for Healthy Meals
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HEW113FEB:
Facts About Fiber
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HEW113MAR:
What to Do with a Sweet Tooth
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HEW113APR: Intermittent Fasting (link to come)
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HEW113MAY:
Sustainable Eating
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HEW113JUL:
Plant-based Diets
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HEW113AUG: Emotional Eating
(link to come)
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HEW113SEP: The Problem with Processed Foods
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Tuesday, Sept.15 @
12:15 p.m – 12:35 p.m.;
join on BlueJeans -
Add to calendar
Will be recorded and viewable in
TMS.
We are working hard to offer even more point-earning opportunities. Keep your eye out for
HEW-added seminars presented by our Employee Assistance Program provider, Perspectives, worth 500 points each, Healthy Habit Challenges in Virgin Pulse, double-points days, and bonus point “pop-ups” in
Argonne Cares on Teams in Microsoft Teams.
Please contact us at
wellness@anl.gov with any questions.
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Samantha L Tezak
Executive Assistant, CPS Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439
Tel: (630) 252-6250
E-mail: stezak@anl.gov
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