Better Choices. Better Health. BE FIT! Health Rewards Personal Planner. The School District of Palm Beach County

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1 Better Choices. Better Health. Be Engaged Focused Inspired Transformed BE FIT! Health Rewards Personal Planner The School District of Palm Beach County PalmBeachSchools.org/Wellness - 1

2 Welcome to Year 6 of Health Rewards! Better Choices. Better Health. Our District s journey toward Health Rewards began in Our Health Rewards program benefits have improved every year along with the health of our employees. Maybe the financial reward brought us here, but the personal, physical and emotional rewards keep us going! THANK YOU for becoming active in the programs but more importantly for recognizing the importance of being healthy! It continues to pay off in many ways. We re celebrating 6 YEARS of bringing rewards to the employees of the School District of Palm Beach County. As a result of these programs, many employees have taken on the real-life challenge of living a healthier lifestyle. We walk more; we make better food choice selections and we keep track of our biometric numbers and what they mean. Let s keep making better choices that result in better health. As wives do, I try to get my husband to develop a healthier lifestyle. In 2015 my husband missed every screening category but one. His health results proved to him that he needed to do some lifestyle changes. He began to eat healthier and to track his steps and calories burned as he became more active. As a result he dropped 20 pounds. He was able to stop taking blood pressure medicine, and in 2016, he passed in all 5 biometric screening categories! I truly believe if not for the Health Rewards program, he would not have made the necessary lifestyle changes to improve his health. He now wears a fitness tracker daily and continues to exercise regularly and still does not need blood pressure medicine. Marianne Kengle North Grade Elementary 2 - Better Choices. Better Health

3 What does it mean to BE FIT? BE FIT! You may initially think it means to be physically fit, but we encourage you to think beyond physical fitness. Consider how to be totally fit - financially, emotionally, mentally and physically - by making conscious choices each day to enjoy your life now and in the future. Our goal for you is to think about the bigger picture. Rewarding Employees With Lower Premiums For six years now, we have been rewarding covered employees with an insurance premium credit. Our employees have been keeping money in their pockets for living healthier lives. What you may not realize, however, is that there are so many more benefits to Health Rewards than extra finances. Our tagline, Better Choices, Better Health highlights these. Did you know: Extra weight can affect your joints and especially your knees. Each pound of weight loss can reduce the knee-joint load by four pounds.* Lose just 10 pounds, and that s 40 fewer pounds per step your knees have to support. Getting enough sleep is important for many reasons. Sleep deprivation can lead to higher risk of chronic health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. According to Harvard Medical School, for people with hypertension, one night without enough sleep can cause elevated blood pressure all through the next day. Financial stress can affect nearly every aspect of your life including your health. It is important to create a financial plan for your future so that you can have peace of mind and reduce stress when possible. Your health and happiness NOW will play a large part in how your future self appears. You are setting the stage today for the story of your retirement, grandkids, birthdays and life s other great events. Plan now to be there to tell that story! *Source: The information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be medical advice or a substitute for professional healthcare. You should consult an appropriate healthcare professional for your specific needs and to determine whether making a lifestyle change or decision based on this information is appropriate for you. Some treatments mentioned may not be covered by your health plan. Please refer to your benefit plan document for information about coverage. PalmBeachSchools.org/Wellness - 3

4 BE FIT! Be Engaged Focused Inspired Transformed We encourage you to buddy up and work with a friend to BE FIT! Write down your personal goals and FOCUS on what changes you will make. Share your goals with your friends and INSPIRE each other to be TRANSFORMED! FIT! My Lasting Changes Will Be: GOALS My Day Goals Are: For ME... Engaged means: Focused means: Inspired means: Transformed means: Be Engaged. It is our hope that you get the most out of Health Rewards that you possibly can. So instead of simply going through the motions, we are encouraging you to be actively and mentally involved and connected in the process. We want you to be an active participant when it comes to your health. Ask questions, get clarification and truly understand what your numbers mean. Get engaged. Focused. Once you have made yourself aware of why you are participating and what steps you need to take, now is the time to focus. Have a purpose. Be mindful of where you are now. Inspired. With your head in the game, you can now work toward long-term health changes. Take advantage of any and all programs that can help you. Gather your support system. Seek out role models. Find what motivates you to make a change and get inspired. Transformed. What is your life transformed? Treating yourself to clothing rather than medication? Enjoying retirement? Whether the picture is now a reality or still a dream, your health and your life CAN be transformed by allowing yourself to BE FIT. 4 - Better Choices. Better Health

5 2018 Health Rewards Program The 2018 Health Rewards Program will continue to be a voluntary program available to all employees and their covered spouse/ domestic partner who are enrolled in the District s medical plan. By completing a series of health actions and earning percentages, you receive an incentive that reduces your medical contribution costs. What Does Outcome-Based Mean? Outcome-based programs have pre-established health values for important health screening tests that measure health risks, like: heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other health conditions. This is just another step in making us all accountable for our health and healthcare decisions. It is intended to identify past, current and potential health problems. Understanding your numbers from your participation in Health Rewards will help you determine if your numbers will fall within the desired ranges. Utilize your awareness and take advantage of the program resources to improve your numbers. The Health Rewards program includes acceptable targeted ranges for each marker based on National Health Guidelines and the American Medical Association (Total Cholesterol, LDL, Fasting Glucose, Blood Pressure, and Body Mass Index). The program awards a total of 100% upon completion of all required activities: - Complete a biometric screening - Meet 4 of 5 of the biometric targets - Complete an online health survey Completion of the above required activities means you earn 100%. Biometric Screening Total Cholesterol Fasting Glucose (Blood Sugar) Blood Pressure Body Mass Index (BMI) Targeted Measurements (Achieve 4 out of 5) Less than 200 mg/dl Less than 100 mg/dl Less than or equal to 140/90 mm/hg Less than or equal to 27.5 or a 2 point improvement from 2017 measurement I. Complete a Biometric Screening Get Screened On-Site at Work... OR download a Physician Results Form: No matter your health status, everyone can earn Health Rewards percentages. It is important to have your Biometric Screening as early as possible (recommended by March). The sooner you know if you meet the established markers or not, the more time you have to enroll in a designated alternative program, if needed. We ask that you pre-register for your on-site screening to reserve a spot. Space is limited. The other option is to download a personalized Physician Results Form from You and/or your covered spouse/domestic partner can take the form to a network primary doctor or a network convenience care clinic (not Urgent care) to be completed and faxed to UHC for processing. The form will have the Quest logo on it for processing purposes only. Be sure that your doctor sends you to LabCorp or another in-network facility for blood work, not Quest. You and your spouse/partner will each need to print a Physician Results Form. If you sign up for a screening but do not attend, you will need to contact Optum support center to release the appointment so that you can print a Physician Results Form. NOTE: The first biometric screening submitted will be the only one processed for this program. LDL (Cholesterol Value) Less than 130/mg/dl PalmBeachSchools.org/Wellness - 5

6 2018 Health Rewards Program Optimal Start January/ February 2018 II. Meet 4 of 5 Pre-Established Biometric Markers III. Complete a Health Survey To complete your Rally Health Survey: - Log on to myuhc.com. - From the homepage, scroll down to the Rewards section. - Click on Learn More. - This will take you to the Rally Wellness site. Rally will prompt you to take the Health Survey. - Once completed, Rally will give you your Rally Age based on your answers (final step). - The Health Survey takes about 15 minutes. If you meet 4 out of 5 markers, you have completed this action! Please be sure to complete the Rally Health Survey. Important information: The Real Appeal Program is non-repeatable. If two or more of your biometric measures do not fall within the established ranges, you can still earn reward percentages by participating in one of the alternative programs. These programs will help you get on the right track by providing education and coaching on positive health behaviors. You must complete the 8-12 week telephone-based coaching, 16 weeks/sessions of the Real Appeal Program or 3 Rally Missions by the August 31, 2018 deadline to receive full credit. You may start a reasonable alternative program as early as January 1. Make Better Choices. Enjoy Better Health! For general information on understanding the results of your biometric screenings or to find additional support in making health changes, please call HealthyLiving-Lessons for Life Nurse Line at: or visit Every healthy choice brings you one step closer to a life transformation! Rewards Official Rules are available in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. All 3 required activities (including alternative actions if necessary) must be completed to receive full credit. Biometric achievement will be based upon only one screening (the first received). The required activities may be completed in any order. Each individual who participates is responsible for tracking their own progress towards achieving 100%. Employees and spouses/domestic partners each need to track their own Rally dashboards and earn 100%. Choose from 52 Rally missions that will help you move more, eat better, feel good and take care of yourself. The completion of 3 missions is required by the August 31, 2018 deadline to receive full credit if an alternate action is needed. An individual who does not qualify for the BMI biomarker, but has made a two-point improvement from the 2017 measurement, will meet the requirement for BMI in Better Choices. Better Health

7 THREE STEPS To Earn Your Health Rewards For Full Credit Biometric Screening Met 4 of 5 targets Missed 2 or more targets Health Survey completed Start alternative program 100% earned by 8/31/18 Discount awarded 1/1/19 Health Survey completed 100% earned by 8/31/18 Discount awarded 1/1/19 NOTE: Your first Biometric Screening will be the only one accepted and processed for this program. For Partial Credit Download Physician Results Form Biometric Screening (Fax Physician Results Form) Met 4 of 5 targets Missed 2 or more targets Health Survey completed Start alternative program 100% earned by 12/31/18 Discount awarded 6/1/19 Health Survey completed by 12/31/18 100% earned by 12/31/18 Discount awarded 6/1/19 PalmBeachSchools.org/Wellness - 7

8 Please consult the 2018 Health Rewards Official Rules for more information. Contact Employee Wellness for questions about the Health Rewards Program: WEBSITE: CALL: The School District of Palm Beach County FBMC2018 FBMC/050PB/WPLANNER/1117