United Healthcare WELLNESS

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United HealthcareWELLNESS

• Get in control of your health,
• feel better, have more energy
• JOIN THE WELLNESS CAMPAIGN!

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WELLNESS.

• United Healthcare works with employers and their
  employees to encourage wellness through the UH
  employer tools, online resources and worksite
  programs. Help employers understand the added
  value of keeping employees healthy by increased
  productivity, lower overall health costs, reduced
  absenteeism and greater employee satisfaction.

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Whats available to YOU YOUR EMPLOYEES

• Health and Wellness Directors
• Employer eServices / myuhc.com
• Health Assessment Participation Report
• Health Reward Program
• Individual and Employee Resources
• 24 Hour Help Lines
• Mental Health and Employee Assistance
• E-Newsletter
• Online health Coaching Programs
• Preventive Care Reminders

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GETTING HEALTHY The more you know, the better you
feel

• United Healthcare is available to help you
  successfully manage your healthcare every step of
  the way. Dealing with health concerns can be
  confusing and time consuming, but when problems
  arise, UH is here to help!!

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Log in to myuhc.com to access programs designed
to improve your health
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What programs are available?

• Treatment decision support Connect with a
  specially trained registered nurse to get
  information about your diagnosis, understand your
  treatment options and learn which questions to
  ask your doctor
• Health education support Use Nurseline or our
  the live Nurse Chat to get answers about
  non-urgent medical issues, medication
  interactions or advice on when to see your doctor
• Care management for hospital stays When your
  care requires hospitalization, youll receive
  preadmission counseling, inpatient advocacy and
  readmissions prevention form a registered nurse
• Emotional support Use Care24 any time of day
  for help dealing with lifes challenges. A
  masters level specialist will offer advice and
  counseling for stress, anxiety, depression,
  martial difficulties and more

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STAYING HEALTHY

• KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
• The best time to think about your health
  is before you have a problem.
  Thats why
  United Healthcare offers these powerful,
  easy-to-use online wellness tools and
  program though myuhc.com

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STAYING HEALTHY

• Complete your Personal Health Assessment
• Youll get immediate, confidential results
  tailored to address your identified health needs
  giving suggestions for improving areas identified
  at risk and to help you avoid potential health
  problems in the future

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STAYING HEALTHY

• Update your Personal Health Record
• This is an easy reference for medication
  information, completed procedures and lab results

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STAYING HEALTHY

• Take Action
• Choose from dozens of personal Take Action
  guides to help you start making important
  lifestyle changes that will improve the quality
  of your life. Theres no additional cost to
  members for the following Take Action items
• Exercise Nutrition
• Smoking Cessation Diabetes
  Lifestyle
• Weight Management Stress
  Management
• Heart Healthy Lifestyle

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STAYING HEALTHY

• Get Discounts
• Save 10 to 50 on wellness products and
  services generally not covered by insurance with
  the Health Discount Program. Programs include
  Jenny Craig, Curves, Nordic Track, SpaFinder,
  nutrition supplements, fitness club memberships
  and nicotine replacement therapy.

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STAYING HEALTHY

• Find reliable information
• You can make decisions about health care based
  on proven facts found in the UH library of up to
  date information in areas of health, wellness,
  diseases and conditions

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STAYING HEALTHY

• Sign up for your personalized newsletter
• Log in to www.myhealthnews.com and enter
• your group ID number to get the latest health
• news and tips, plus individualized content on
• important topics in our award winning
  newsletter
• Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

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Living with IllnessAt United Healthcare, we
treat the PERSON, not the disease

• Our proactive care management program
• offers individualized support, education and
• care management customized to meet your
• unique needs. The benefits include

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Living with IllnessAt United Healthcare, we
treat the PERSON, not the disease

• Assessment for 20 chronic conditions including
  asthma, diabetes, congestive heart failure and
  coronary artery disease
• Education for self-care skills and coaching on
  risk avoidance
• Care management from our certified nurses that
  will help you identify potential gaps in your
  treatment plan and make sure you understand your
  physicians care instructions
• Care coordination from our nurses that will
  connect you with your community agencies that can
  offer support or assistance with your treatment.
  Also, to provide inpatient care advocacy and
  readmission prevention programs
• Longitudinal case management if you have a server
  condition. The dedicated team of nurses will
  provide individual coaching and support over time
  

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FITNESS

• Whether you need help getting off the couch and
  beginning an exercise routine or youve been
  working out for years and want to ramp it up, UH
  can help you achieve your exercise goals. Learn
  the advantages of aerobic exercise and weight
  lifting

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FITNESS

• Not sure how to do a certain exercise? Let the
  virtual model demonstrate for you!!

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FITNESS

• Stressed out?!?!
  Learn to unwind with Tai Chi and other meditation
  practices

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FITNESS

• Want to finally learn how to play tennis, soccer
  or some other sport? Now is your
  chance!!

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• WELLNESS THROUGH WALKING
• WalkStyles, Inc spreads the message of
  wellness through walking by staging walks in
  local communities. Taking part in local
  walk-a-thons not only helps to raise money for
  charities brings families together, but
  encourages people to exercise and stay fit.
• For more information about WeWhoWalk events,
  or to start a walking club, visit
• www.walkstyles.com

WeWhoWalk
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Tools Calculators

• TOOLS Discover tips, tools and techniques for
  improving your health

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Tools Calculators

• Symptom Checker
• Health Quizzes
• Risk Assessment quizzes
• Stress management techniques

• Food Journal
• Meal Planner / Portion Sizer
• Adult childrens food pyramid
• Fitness and exercise tracker

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• Online Health Coach Programs generate health
  improvement plans designed to motive and
  encourage you to
• Lose Weight
• Reduce stress
• Improve nutrition
• Quite Smoking
• Manage your diabetes or heart health

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• UNITED HEALTHCARE ONLINE LIBRARY
• UH has an expansive online library which
  provides information on childrens health, senior
  health, parenting information, safety more

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Tools Calculators

• CALCULATORS
• Find the right equation for better health!!

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Tools Calculators

• When it comes to your health, sometimes it all
  comes down to the numbers. Just knowing how much
  calcium you need each day or remembering your
  target heart rate can help you make better
  lifestyle choices. A good place to start is to
  look up your body mass index.

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Tools Calculators

• Heres how to calculate your BMI
• (Weight in pounds)
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• BMI (Height in inches) x (Height in
  inches) X 703
• A person who weighs 220 pounds and is
  6 feet, 3 inches tall has
  a BMI of 27.5
• 220lbs . (75 inches) x (75
  inches) X 703 27.5

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Tools Calculators

• BMI Weight Status
• Below 18.5 Underweight
• 18.5 24.9 Normal
• 25 29.9 Overweight
• 30 and above Obese

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Tools Calculators

• Log on to myuhc.com to find a variety of
  easy-to-use health calculators
• Healthy Weight Heart attack risk
• Cost of drinking Cost of smoking
• Target heart rate Childrens growth
• Calories burned Calcium intake

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Food for Thought

• HERE ARE 10 EASY WAYS TO KEEP HEALTHY!!

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Food for Thought

• Develop an exercise routine
• Get plenty of sleep
• Limit junk food / fast food
• Limit caffeine intake
• Limit snacking eating late

• Limit calories / fat intake
• Drink more water
• Eat more fruits veggies
• Keep stress levels down
• Keep a journal of what
• you eat

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WELLNESS

• HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
• HEALTHY LIVING
• HEATHLY YOU!!