Wellness Wednesday
April 2023
Infertility Awareness Month is a month to reduce stigma and educate the public about reproductive health and issues that make building a family difficult for many. Anyone can be challenged to have a family. No matter what race, religion, sexuality or economic status.
My Health Onsite Spotlight
Infertility - By Jodie Wilke, APRN
Healthy Recipe from MHO
MHO Wellness Webinars
Learn about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a common female hormone disorder that causes infertility, in this presentation. Discover risks associated with this syndrome and how to manage these with lifestyle and dietary modifications.
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Click on the desired times below to register and add the meeting to your calendar
NOTE: Please List Your Full Name & Employer When Entering Info for Webex Meeting.
(i.e., John Smith - City of Orlando)
The time is now to begin a weekly weight loss program!
Join our 12-Week Weight Loss Program facilitated by our Registered Dietitian and Wellness Team.
Classes Start April 11 & 12, 2023
TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS
Patty's Points
April is Infertility Awareness Month. What you need to know about coverage for infertility services.
Dear Patty,
Q: What services are covered for infertility?
A: The following services are covered for members enrolled on the HMO Basic and HMO Premium
Plans:
· Office visits to diagnosis infertility
· Diagnostic procedures to determine the cause of infertility
· Lab work and treatment of infertility limited to testing
· Artificial insemination
· Surgical procedures to correct conditions causing infertility
The following services are covered for members enrolled on the PPO Standard Plan:
· Services for the diagnostic procedures to determine if a person is infertile or cause of infertility.
Challenge Starts on April 10!
This program is open to ALL Pasco County School employees
Did you know that the average American cannot cover a $400 emergency?
Or that 78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck?
Are you one of them?
For six weeks we’ll be embarking on financial challenges, that will help guide you to a path of a debt free life.
New Call Center Number
727-353-3000
Hours of Operation:
The Call Center will be open to take appointments Monday–Friday from 8am to 5pm.
Face-to-Face, Televisit (via Video), and Telephonic (via Telephone) appointments are available.
If assistance is needed after hours, you will be re-routed to our 24-hour nurse line for ongoing patient services.
Find a wealth of resources; everything from preconception tips to effective safe sleep for babies.
We're Here for You
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a benefit program intended to ensure a healthy work environment for all staff. Through a partnership between Pasco County Schools and New Directions (our behavioral health care provider), our employees will have access to enhanced services. These services include counseling and referral for personal or work-related issues, health coaching, legal and financial consultation, and a wealth of online resources.
Click here for more information about EAP
New Directions Employee Assistance Program
A free confidential tool to help you overcome life challenges and live a happy, balanced life.
Click here to access New Directions
Company code is: Pasco
Upcoming EAP Webinar
Healthy Workplace Boundaries
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
With so much time spent at work, and many of us working out of our home, the lines between personal and professional life can get blurry. In the session learn how to better define and support the boundaries between your work and home life for a healthier relationships with both.
Disclaimer: These webinars are NOT part of the Wellness Incentive Program and are NOT incentivized.
Pedal for Prevention - 3rd Annual
Bike, Walk, Run ... Join the Fun!
Become a Wellness Champion!
What is a Wellness Champion?
Pasco Go Healthy, the District’s employee wellness program, is recruiting employees from every campus across the District (including the District Office) to serve as Wellness Champions. The Wellness Champion Network is comprised of employees who are passionate about their own health and wellbeing and are enthusiastic about motivating others to do the same.
As a Wellness Champion, you will have a prominent role in creating a Culture of Wellbeing throughout the District!
Tobacco Free Florida
QUIT YOUR WAY
Whatever your reason to quit is, Tobacco Free Florida offers free tools and services to help you get started.
Sign Up for a Smoking Cessation Program.
Click from the buttons below to schedule a session.
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!
Tobacco Free Florida's Group Quit Sessions (in-person or virtual) now offer participants $50 - $125 in gift cards for their attendance.*
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Free, expert-led in-person or virtual sessions for all Florida residents, regardless of insurance status. Upon class completion, participants are eligible to receive free nicotine replacement therapy such as gum, patches or lozenges.**
*while supplies last
**if medically appropriate for those 18 years of age or older
This incentive is through AHEC and is not part of the District’s Health and Wellness Incentive Program
Florida Blue - Blue365 Deals
Neither Pasco Schools nor MHO recommends, endorses, warrants or guarantees any specific vendor, product or service available under or through the Blue365 Program or Site.
2023 HEALTH & WELLNESS INCENTIVE (HWI) PROGRAM
Pasco County Schools offers incentives for covered employees and retirees who complete their annual Vital Health Profile. This program is voluntary; however, participants must follow the steps outlined here in order to qualify for the 2023 incentive.
Already Completed your VHP?
Work with a My Health Onsite Health Coach to achieve your wellness goals! Talk with your My Health Onsite provider to be enrolled. Employees enrolled in the Pascofit option may be eligible to earn additional incentive rewards by completing up to 2 wellness programs with a Health Coach. More information about the wellness programs through My Health Onsite can be found here.
The HWI 2nd quarter for Pascofit is April 1 - June 30, 2023. Click here for more information.