New 'Be Well UC' Employee Wellness Program Rolls Out

The University of Cincinnati Be Well UC comprehensive wellness program offers a variety of programming and opportunities to help faculty and staff find ways to engage in healthy habits

With a

new website

, an integrated

portal

developed by partner Asset Health, a newly dedicated

Employee Wellness coordinator

and the support of a team of

Wellness Ambassadors

, there are many ways to connect with the program and find what works for you.  

Be Well UC is all about taking care of yourself and is organized under five major themes: Eat Well, Feel Well, Live Well, Move Well and Save Well.  Information will be updated monthly to provide fresh, relevant content that matters to you.  All programming and resources are described and available on the

website

and we hope you’ll visit it frequently.

All Be Well UC lunch and learn programming will be open to everyone on campus.  For Program Year 1 – Sept. 1, 2015-Aug. 31, 2016 – the

incentive program

is available for faculty and staff who are enrolled in a UC medical plan.   Find details about your eligibility

here

.

To begin to earn incentives, you are encouraged to “Take the Steps to Be Well”:

• Start by logging in to the Asset Health portal at www.assethealth.com/bewelluc

• Complete Step 1 and earn $25 just for completing these steps and get a personalized summary of your results
    o  Health Assessment (completed on the portal)
    o  Health Screening (completed at one of the on-campus screening events or with your physician)
  

• Choose Step 2 programming that interests you, log it on the portal to track it and earn up to $240!
    o    Lunch & Learns that fall under each of the “well” themes
    o    E-learning courses on a variety of topics that have games and quick quizzes on the portal
    o    Fitness, nutrition and stress-free challenges you can complete as an individual or with a team
    o    Earn points for doing things you are probably already doing, such as attending the annual Benefits Fair, getting a flu shot or your annual physical or dental exam.
    o    You can earn points for affirming you are tobacco-free and more!
  

• Check the events calendar frequently to learn about upcoming programming
  
  
• Continue to visit the website for our monthly spotlight feature with updated resources and archived lunch and learns

Visit our new website at

www.uc.edu/hr/bewelluc

to learn more about the program, find resources and learn more about taking care of you! And, all users who login to our wellness portal by Sept. 15th will be eligible for one of 10 $20 Bookstore gift cards.