Lifestyle Returns must be completed
between January 1 - September 30, 2012
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What is Lifestyle Returns?
Lifestyle Returns is an incentive-based wellness program designed to help Allegheny County employees take more control of their health. Lifestyle Returns is currently available online so it must be accessed through the internet. The good news is you can access from any computer (home, work, library, etc.) that has internet access.
For those who do not have access to the internet at work, you will receive a paper packet from your department wellness representative. Employees will be required to complete a Confirmation of Receipt form once the packet is received.
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Lifestyle Returns is a 3-step program with 5 components that helps you address all aspects of your health then rewards you for completing every step. You can view your progress, what you’ve completed, days remaining in your program, and your program end date, and access all program activities easily and conveniently from your Lifestyle Returns page.
Lifestyle Returns must be completed between January 1 – September 30, 2012. As an extra added bonus employees who complete the program by September 30, 2012 will get the day before or the day after Thanksgiving, 2012, as an extra day off OR will receive $125!
Please Note: If you work for a department that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you are eligible for the $125 bonus only. This includes the Kane Regional Centers, Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, Allegheny County Jail, Emergency Management 911, Police and also the Courts.
You must be a current employee of Allegheny County in order to receive your reward.
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Employees who complete Lifestyle Returns in 2012 will be placed in the Wellness Rewards Program in 2013.
How do I get started?
If you have internet access at work you MUST complete the online process for Lifestyle Returns. In order to set up a User ID and Password on the Highmark website you will need an email address.
If you DO NOT have access to the internet at work, you may complete the program manually (on paper) or online (at home, library, etc.). Refer to "What if I don't have Internet access at work?" below.
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Lifestyle Returns Steps
There are three steps to this program that must be completed between January 1 and September 30, 2012.
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Take the Pledge - Take your first step by accepting the pledge. Your pledge is your commitment to improving your health and meeting your program requirements. |
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Complete Your Profile – Complete the online Wellness Profile. It will take you approximately 15-20 minutes to complete this assessment, and you will get your results online within minutes. The Wellness Profile is a self-health analysis that covers all aspects of your health, including nutrition, weight management and physical activity. Data from the Profile is used to generate a personalized action plan, or Wellness Profile Report, an in-depth health status report that can help you identify areas in need of health improvement and includes recommendations for online health and wellness programs and activities.
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Take Charge of your Health
- Preventive Exams - Lifestyle Returns requires you to receive or schedule preventive care exams according to preventive care guidelines that are based on your age and gender. These exams include physical exams, gynecological exams and mammograms. Once you have scheduled your preventive exam, enter your appointment date on your
 Highmark member website. Preventive care exams and health screenings can help you stay on top of your health. You can learn what you’re doing right, what health issues you have, and where you need to improve. Preventive exams can help people with chronic conditions better manage their illness. They can even save lives through early detection.
- Participate in 2 Health and Wellness Programs – After you completed Step 2, you received your Wellness Report with Health and Wellness Programs recommendations. You can also click on “View Recommended” to see which programs may work best for you. You are not required, but are encouraged to take all of the programs that are recommended for you since they are tailored to address your specific health needs. To complete this portion of Step 3, you will be required to do one of the following:
- Take one Health and Wellness Program and start a dialogue with your Blues On CallSM Health Coach. Health Coaches are available toll-free at 1-888-BLUE-428. You can talk to your Health Coach whenever you like, since they can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Health Coaches are specially trained registered nurses, dietitians and respiratory therapists who can assist you in making more informed health care and self-care (when appropriate) decisions.
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- Complete two health and wellness programs - below are examples of the types of programs available to you as a Lifestyle Returns member:
- Eat Healthy - Lifestyle Returns offers you a range of programs to help you learn more about food and nutrition, change your eating habits.
- Get Active – Lifestyle Returns offers a variety of “get fit” programs to help you feel better and get in shape
- Manage Your Stress – Lifestyle Returns offers programs that provide proven techniques to learn how to cope and reduce stress.
- Manage Your Weight – Lifestyle Returns offers programs that help you to get control over your weight so you can take the best approach suited for you.
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- Take one Health and Wellness Program and receive a flu shot, regardless of your risk category. Just indicate the date and location of the service on your Highmark member website.
To access a complete, detailed list of all of your program offerings, just log onto your Highmark member website and click on “Health and Wellness Programs” under Step 3.
- Health Information and Tools – Allows you to look up the health-related topic that interests you. You have thousands of educational resources! You can access in-depth, full-color articles on diseases, health conditions, symptoms, medical tests, surgeries, and medications. Look up information on care and treatment options and then link to cost information for that particular treatment, test, or procedure. Connect to a wealth of information and resources to help you make informed care decisions.
To complete this part of Step 3, you must access at least one online Health Education Tool then complete an online follow-up survey about the tool you used.
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Once you completed the program you will see at the top of the Lifestyle Returns homepage “Congratulations. You have completed the program!” You will also see three big check marks and the status bar at the bottom of the screen will be completed at 100%. Print a copy of this page for your records.
What if I don't have Internet access at work?
No sweat! You can complete the Lifestyle Returns on paper. You will receive a paper packet from your department wellness representative. Employees will be required to complete a Confirmation of Receipt form once the packet is received.
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You can complete the Lifestyle Returns on paper by following these easy steps:
- On your Lifestyle Returns Participant Tracker sign and date under Step 1: Take the Pledge. This completes Step 1.
- For Step 2: Complete Your Wellness Profile by filling out the Succeed booklet (the health risk assessment) that was included in your packet and return to Highmark in one of the postage-paid envelopes that was included in your packet. Remember to document the date you mailed it on your Participant Tracker.
- For Step 3 enter the date(s) of your preventative exam(s), complete two health and wellness programs and read one of the articles included in your packet and answer the survey questions under health information and tools. Once you’ve completed your participant tracker, make a copy and return it to Highmark in one of the postage-paid envelopes that was included in your packet.
Highmark's Pledge to You
Highmark pledges to protect your privacy. The information you provide is used to make recommendations for programs that will best benefit you. Your individual information will not be shared with your employer. Please be assured that your health information will remain strictly confidential.