The wellness objectives for 2023 will remain the same as of 2022. Employees on a UD Medical plan have the opportunity to earn either a $50 per month wellness credit (for PPO plans) or an HSA Employer Contribution if they meet the following wellness objectives by September 30, 2022.
To earn a credit or contribution, employees will need to complete the following by September 30, 2022:
If you are already registered with Mobile Health and completed the online health risk assessment, you are not required to complete the items in bullet one, however, you are able to update your online health risk assessment, if you so choose.
If you have any questions, contact Human Resources at (972) 721-5255 or benefits@udallas.edu
Registration for the Andes Mountain Trek Mobile Health Team Challenge opens Monday, April 25, 2022! Your mission is to work together with your team to walk one million steps and travel through the Andes Mountains.. This four week challenge starts on May 2, 2022 and ends May 29, 2022. The Andes Mountain Trek challenge counts towards the 2022 Mobile Health challenge requirement to receive the 2023 $50.00 per month Wellness Credit.
You can create or join a team of up to 10 people. The more people that are on a team, the faster you will reach one million steps! One person on your team should be designated the team captain. The team captain will set up the team on the Mobile Health app or website and invite the other teammates to join their team with the team’s registration code. Once the challenge begins on May 2nd, you cannot change teams. Registration for the Andes Mountain Trek challenge closes on Friday, May 6, 2022. To start, download and register on Mobile Health here (if you haven’t already). Select ‘Andes Mountain Trek’ under Team Challenges (challenge will be visible on April 25th).
Before the challenge begins, get ready by adding your activity tracker to your Mobile Health app. You can also manually enter your daily steps or exercise.
If your team reaches 1,000,000 steps, everyone on the team will receive a raffle ticket entry to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Five winners will be chosen at random. The team with the most steps overall will also win $25 Amazon Gift Cards.
Don’t miss your opportunity to complete a team challenge, one of the four requirements to earn your Wellness Credit!
Congratulations to Cris Ashenhart, Kristin VanCleve and Deacon Ryan Sales! They have each won a $150 Whole Foods Gift Card.
Participants are entered into the quarterly raffle by interacting in the Mobile Health app. By completing more tasks and challenges, you gain more tickets into the raffle. Winners can choose from either a $150 Whole Foods Gift Card, $150 Academy Gift Card, or Apple Airpods (2nd Gen).
The next drawing will be held in July 2022. Good luck!
Congratulations to all of the teams who completed the Walk to the Moon Team Challenge. Many of our teams met the one million step challenge and walked to the moon. The biggest surprise of the challenge is that many of our teams even walked TWO MILLION STEPS - to the moon and back! What amazing teamwork!
Below are the final results (by total steps) for the Walk to the Moon challenge:
Congratulations Anthony Nussmeier, Olivia Hernandez, Fanny Martin, Kelly O’Briant, and Paula Brown. They all were chosen in the random drawing to win a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card! Employees who participated in the Team Walking Challenge and met their 1,000,000 step goal were entered into this raffle.
As an added bonus, starting with this challenge, everyone on Team Achilles’ tendinitis (which had an astounding 2.68 million steps) will also get a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Congratulations Team Achilles’ tendinitis!
Mobile Health, Wondr Health (formerly Naturally Slim) and Livongo are available to employees and their spouses currently enrolled in a University of Dallas medical plan through BCBS-TX. Scroll below for more information about our amazing wellness partners!
Peer Challenges let you challenge your fellow coworkers on the Mobile Health app to a weeklong challenge focusing on continuing a current habit or developing a new one. Challenges like Step It Up (a step challenge), Strive for Five (eating more fruits and vegetables) or Neat & Tidy (getting organized) help you form healthy habits while having some fun, friendly competition.
You can set up a peer challenge at any time. Login to the Mobile Health app here and go to ‘Challenges’ under the Health and Wealth tab. Choose a challenge and invite your friends there. You can also enter your challenge code there that you receive to join someone else’s challenge. Once the challenge begins, you can see who is leading on the challenge’s own leaderboard.
Your new hub for viewing your health benefits, wellness program, digital copies of your medical ID cards, personalized well-being information, and more! You can access it on your desktop or on your smartphone through the Mobile Health app. Register here for Mobile Health.
UD's digital behavioral partner for weight loss and metabolic syndrome reversal.
Electronically connected glucose monitor and blood pressure cuff. Get free testing strips and lancets, free equipment, and health coaching with Livongo. Register for Livongo at https://welcome.livongo.com/TXHEALTH/now.
The Registration Code is TXHEALTH.
Schedule a biometric screening with an off-site lab or take a form to your personal doctor to complete.
Register here to be seen at an off-site lab or to receive the physician form to take to your own doctor. The screening key is HMA181.
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