WELCOME TO YOUR WELLNESS PROGRAM

WHAT IS MY WELLNESS PROGRAM?▪ The EPC Wellness Program will provide you with tools, support and education about your health

status and reward you for participating

Step 1 Completion of your Personal Health Assessment (PHA) You receive $35 for completing

Step 2 Completion of a Wellness Workshop You receive $65 for completing

Step 3 Redeem your incentive dollars

REGISTRATIONClick Sign Up

Today! to create your

account

Go to www.epcwellness.org

STEP 1: PERSONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA)

A Personal Health Assessment is a confidential 15-minute questionnaire that asks you about your lifestyle habits; such as diet, exercise, stress level or smoking habits

Once the questionnaire is completed, you will receive a detailed report that rates your health risks (Low Risk, Moderate Risk, or High Risk) and makes personalized recommendations about how to better manage your health, based on your risks

An overall wellness score is also calculated and provided The wellness score begins with 100 points; points are then deducted

depending on responses to questions

STEP 1: PERSONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA)

Click Continue to take your

Personal Health Assessment

(PHA)

STEP 1: PERSONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA)

STEP 1: PERSONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA)

Click on the Print Certificate button to print a certificate of Completion (optional)

PHA answers are used to calculate a Low, Moderate, or High risk for each category of the PHA

The main objectives of a Personal Health Assessment are to:▪ Assess your health status and provide you tools and resources to

enhance your health

STEP 1: PERSONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (PHA)

PROGRAM OUTREACH▪ If you have not signed up for a Wellness Workshop within 30 days of

completing your Personal Health Assessment, you will receive an email encouraging you to do so

▪ If you have not signed up for a Wellness Workshop within one week of receiving the initial email, you will receive a phone call

▪ You will receive an email once you are half-way done with your Wellness Workshop to encourage your continued participation

▪ You will receive a phone call after the completion of your Wellness Workshop congratulating you for the Workshop completion and to assist with providing you with any tools or resources that you need

A wellness workshop is an online program that provides self-paced education around a specific topic

You will need to complete a workshop to be eligible for the $65 incentive. We encourage you to complete as many workshops as you like, only one workshop will be counted toward your incentive

The workshop provides information necessary to make healthy changes and the guidance to take action in further developing and advancing healthy behavioral changes▪ Articles, tip sheets, wellness tools and tasks

STEP 2: WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

STEP 2: WELLNESS WORKSHOPSWellness Workshops range from four to 12-weeks in length

Financial Wellness Healthy Aging Job Stress Tobacco Cessation Diabetes PreventionPersonality and Stress

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

ExerciseNutritionHypertension

STEP 2: WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

Click on Take Action Now to

see the available

Workshops

STEP 2: WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

You are able to sign-up to take a wellness workshop by clicking the Signup button

You may take more than one workshop at a time but, you must complete at least one in order to earn the incentive

After signing up for a workshop, you can decide to switch workshops if another sounds more appealing

STEP 2: WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

Complete the activities each

week to complete your

wellness workshop

STEP 3: REDEEM YOUR INCENTIVE DOLLARS

Earn up to $100 by completing the PHA ($35) and a wellness workshop ($65)

Incentive dollars are paid out in the form of gift cards

There are over 200 gift cards to choose from in the Hallmark Gift Card Center

You can order multiple gift cards in varying amounts (e.g. $100 gift card or $25 and $75 gift once the PHA and Wellness Workshop complete, $35 gift card after PHA completion)

October 6, 2014: Program LaunchApril 1, 2015: Employees hired after April 1, 2015 are unable to participate in the program until the following program yearAugust 31, 2015: Last day to complete PHA and Wellness Workshop to qualify for incentive dollarsSeptember 30, 2015: Last day to redeem incentive dollars for gift cards

IMPORTANT DATES

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSQ: When does the program begin?A: The program will be available beginning October 6, 2014.

Q: Who is eligible to participate in the program?A: This program is a free benefit for employees who are currently enrolled in the EPC medical benefits through Anthem or UnitedHealthcare and are the primary subscriber.

Q: Do I have to participate in the program?A: No, participation is voluntary. However, by participating, you not only have the opportunity to learn more about your health, but also to earn incentive dollars.

Q: Is participant privacy and confidentiality protected?A: Yes. Your individual results are completely confidential and are protected by HIPAA, GINA, and HITECH privacy regulations.

Q: Will my results affect my insurance rates or eligibility? A: No. By law your results cannot be used to affect the cost of your insurance premiums or your eligibility for health insurance.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSQ: How long after I am hired will it take for me to have access to the portal?A: Dependent upon eligibility file frequency and when your district enters you into Benelogic.

Q: What do I do if I have forgotten my username or password?A: On the main page of the portal at epcwellness.org, there is a link for Forgot Password? Under the Member Sign In section. This will help you recover your username, password of both.

Q: I tried to recover my password but I never received an email. How long should I wait for it?A: You should receive the recovery email within a few minutes of your request. Be sure to check your spam folder. Also, be sure that you used the same email address that you initially entered when signing up for your account. For example, if you signed up with your work email but tried to recover the password with your home email, you will not receive the email.

Q: What incentive dollars am I eligible for?A: If you are an employee enrolled in an EPC health plan through UnitedHealthCare or Anthem (as the primary subscriber), you are eligible for $35 for completion of your Personal Health Assessment and another $65 for the completion of a Wellness Workshop for a maximum of $100.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSQ: How long do I have to complete my activities?A: Employees have until August 31, 2015 to complete incentive activities. They have until September 30, 2015 to redeem their incentive dollars for a gift card.

Q: How will incentive dollars be paid out?A: Incentive dollars will be paid in the form of gift cards.

Q: What happens to my incentive dollars if gift card(s) are not ordered?A: Employees will have until September 30, 2015 to redeem incentive dollars for a gift card. If they do not redeem incentive dollars by that date, the dollars will be forfeited.

Q: How long should it take to receive gift card(s) after they are ordered?A: If an employee selects a gift card that is available via email it should be received within a few hours. If they select a gift card that has to be mailed, it can take up to two weeks to receive.

Q: What happens if my gift card is lost, stolen or destroyed?A: EPC is not held responsible for lost, stolen or destroyed gift cards and is unable to replace them.

OUTREACH EMAILS AND PHONE CALLSAll eligible employees are encouraged to participate in the wellness program. By participating you not only have the opportunity to learn more about your health, but also to earn incentive dollars

To encourage participation employees may receive an outreach email or phone call from an Wellness Program Engagement Specialist

Employees who have completed the PHA but have not enrolled in a Wellness Workshop within 30 days of completing their PHA will receive an email encouraging participation in a workshop

Employees who have completed the PHA but have not started a Wellness Workshop within two weeks of receiving an outreach email would receive a phone call from the Wellness Program Engagement Specialist to encourage participation

All employees who complete the PHA and a Wellness Workshop will receive a follow up phone call from the Wellness Program Engagement Specialist to offer any further assistance or to answer any questions about the program

Individual health information will not be shared

Overall participation information will be shared with EPC in order to help focus subsequent year programming needs

Federal privacy standards are strictly followed

CONFIDENTIALITY

For questions regarding the program:

Visit: www.epcwellness.org

Call: 1.844.283.8779

Email: questions@epcwellness.org

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