Category: Wellness

October 11th Well Wisconsin Incentive Deadline

Earn your $150 Well Wisconsin Program incentive* by completing a health assessment, health check, and one well-being activity by October 11, 2024.

  1. Health Assessment: Log into the WebMD website and answer the assessment questions online. The assessment will take approximately 10-15 minutes.
  2. Health Check: Choose from the options below to complete this requirement:
    • Biometric Screening: Check the WebMD website for clinics located near you.
    • Health Care Provider Form: Report your height, weight, and blood pressure from a visit with your health care provider. Your health care provider does not need to sign this form.
    • Preventive Dental Exam: Get a dental cleaning and report it through the WebMD website.
    • Health Coaching Call: Discuss your current health with a WebMD health coach, set well-being goals and explore solutions to help you attain your goals.
  3. Well-Being Activity: Select a WebMD activity, complete it, and report it through the WebMD website.

Once you have earned your incentive, you can choose to receive your gift card electronically or mailed to the address you have on file with the UW System.

* You and your spouse are eligible to earn the $150 Well Wisconsin Program incentive if you are enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance Program.

To learn more, review the UW System Well Wisconsin Program web page.

Annual Benefits Fair

Mark your calendar to attend the Annual UW-Green Bay Employee Benefits & Wellness Fair!

When: Thursday, October 10th, 2024

Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Where: University Union Phoenix Room, Green Bay campus

Please stop by to talk about your benefits and wellness to get helpful information as you consider options for the Annual Benefit Enrollment period. This year’s Annual Benefits Enrollment period is Monday, September 30 and goes through October 25, 2024.

Representatives from the following organizations will be looking forward to talking with you during the fair:

  • Edvest College Savings Plan (529 Plan)
  • Delta Dental (Dental Insurance: Uniform, Preventive, & Supplemental)
  • Acentra Health (Employee Assistance Plan EAP)
  • Optum (HSA & FSA)
  • Common Ground (Health Insurance)
  • Dean Health Plan & Dean Health Insurance-Prevea360
  • HealthPartners Robin by HealthPartners (Health Insurance)
  • Network Health Plan (Health Insurance)
  • HealthChoice (Long-Term Care)
  • TIAA (403(b) Supplemental Retirement Program)
  • Wisconsin Deferred Compensation (457 Program)
  • UW System HR (Benefits Counseling Team)
  • UWGB Wellness Committee
  • UWGB UREC
  • UW Credit Union

Questions? Please contact us at hr@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2390.

Well Wisconsin Radio: Managing Asthma, Allergies & Eczema

If you are looking for well-being tips and advice from local experts, Well Wisconsin Radio is the podcast for you!

August 2024 Episode: Managing Asthma, Allergies and Eczema

Nearly one in three adults and more than one in four children experience asthma, allergy or eczema symptoms. This episode Dr. Roopa Shah, a board-certified family medicine physician, who has served patients in the Madison, WI area for more than 20 years. Dr Shah discusses these three conditions, what causes them to occur, and treatment options. She also shares how these conditions are connected as part of a progression of allergic diseases from infancy to adulthood known as the allergic (or atopic) march, the likelihood of this occurring, and if there are steps you can take to stop the progression.

Listen HERE!

NOTE to those eligible for the 2024 Well Wisconsin Incentive – Listening to two episodes of Well Wisconsin Radio from Season 3 dated November 2023 and later will qualify for your well-being activity credit.

2024 Register for Flu Clinic

Protect yourself this flu season by getting your annual flu vaccination!

The Well Wisconsin Program is offering workplace flu clinics.

Flu vaccinations are free and voluntary for all site employees and spouses who are enrolled in the State of Wisconsin Insurance Program.

    • You will be required to present your medical ID card at the flu clinic.
    • After you register for your appointment online, your next step will be to complete the digital consent form.
    • A link to the digital consent form will be available on the appointment confirmation page and in your confirmation email.

DATE: Wednesday October, 23, 2024

TIME: 8:00 am to 9:30 am

LOCATION: Phoenix Rooms

The vaccination will protect against the four most likely causes of flu illness during the upcoming season.

The vaccine is preservative-free.

The vaccine is not recommended for the following individuals:

    • Those allergic to eggs or egg product.
    • Those who have an active neurological disorder.
    • Those with a fever, acute respiratory or other active infection or illness.

Preregistration is required. No cash payments or insurance payments accepted. To register for your flue vaccination appointment, log into the wellness portal at webmdhealth.com/wellwisconsin and click “Register Today” on the Flu Vaccination card.

For more information about the flu vaccination, visit cdc.gov/flu.

Register For Your Flu Vaccine Appointment

The Well Wisconsin Program offers workplace flu vaccine clinics because rolling up your sleeve now is better than a nasty illness later. Flu vaccinations are free and voluntary for employees and spouses enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance Program.

Follow the below steps to receive your flu vaccination at your workplace flu vaccine clinic.

  1. Pre-register by logging in or creating an account at the Well Wisconsin Program portal. Then scroll down to the Get Your Flu Vaccination tile and click Register Today.
  2. Complete the digital consent form.
  3. Present your health insurance ID card at your appointment.

The flu vaccination will protect against the more likely causes of flu illness during the upcoming season, including the H1N1- strain of influenza. The vaccine is preservative-free.

The vaccine is not recommended if you:

  • Are allergic to eggs or egg products
  • Have an active neurological disorder
  • Have a fever, acute respiratory or other active infection/illness

Get More Information

 

Source: Universities of Wisconsin Office of Human Resources

Well Wisconsin Radio: Let’s Talk About Overcoming Addiction

If you are looking for well-being tips and advice from local experts, Well Wisconsin Radio is the podcast for you!

July 2024 Episode: Overcoming Addiction

About one third of the population in the United States is directly impacted by addiction. Join in as Dr. Adi Jaffe, a nationally recognized expert on addiction, mental health, relationships and shame. Dr. Jaffe shares why talking about addictions is so important, the barriers people experience in seeking treatment, and the effectiveness of a variety of treatment methods. Also explore keys to overcoming addiction and the impact of Dr. Jaffe’s work withing Wisconsin.

Listen HERE!

July 2024 BONUS Episode: Foraging for Natural Foods with Vince Aiello and Meredith Rhodes

Experience the natural world in a new way after listening to a recording from an onsite podcast interview and foraging walk at Stewart Lake County Park. Discover the benefits of foraging and what you need to know to get started.

Listen HERE!

NOTE to those eligible for the 2024 Well Wisconsin Incentive – Listening to two episodes of Well Wisconsin Radio from Season 3 dated November 2023 and later will qualify for your well-being activity credit.