|
|
|
| WOW! Notices |
WOW! Rebates ending soon!
The first eligibility period for WOW! Rebates ends on 3/31/09. If you go to the gym, take a dance class or have gone skiing, make sure to get your forms and proof of payment in! For more examples, please click here. WOW! Rewards Update: Unfortunately, the online Lifestyle Self-Management Programs will no longer be an option for the WOW! Rewards program due to circumstances beyond our control.
Your Superhero workbook is coming soon!
| |
|
| Greetings from the MaineHealth WOW! Team! |
|
Welcome to March!
We at the WOW! Program hope that you are enjoying the final few weeks of winter. As we mention in the 2009 WOW! Calendar, March is National Nutrition Month--and home to St. Patrick's Day. Our feature recipe honors the Irish in all of us with colorful cabbage. This cancer-preventing cruciferous vegetable is high in Vitamin C, fiber and many other nutrients. Try our Winter Confetti Slaw with Walnuts today! March is also host to National Sleep Awareness week (March 1-8). Feeling tired? You're not alone: According to the National Institutes of Health, 50 to 70 million Americans are affected by chronic sleep disorders and intermittent sleep problems that can significantly diminish health, alertness and safety. Untreated sleep disorders have been linked to hypertension, heart disease, stroke, depression, diabetes and other chronic diseases. For more information on sleep issues, read "Breaking Free of the Drowsy Crowd" or visit the National Sleep Foundation website.
Stress can be a significant sleep interrupter. This spring, the MaineHealth Learning Resource Centers (LRC) is offering a six-week course entitled "Getting Beyond Stress: New Skills to Enhance Your Work & Personal Life," beginning on April 28. The course is normally $50, but for this session only, your WOW! Rebate can be used for MaineHealth system employees who sign up before April 10th. No pre-payment required. Call the LRC at 1-866-609-5183 to reserve your spot.
The LRC is also offering free classes on "Lowering the Cost of Your Medications" on April 14. Contact them at the number above for more information.
Poor sleep can also be caused by medical issues such as heart problems and obesity. Are you at risk? MaineHealth members with health insurance can visit their providers for many preventive screenings without paying co-insurance. Your regular office visit co-pay will apply. Getting these screenings is one of the requirements for WOW! Rewards, and "Superhero" status. For more information, visit www.mainehealth.org/wow.
Don't forget to sign up for March into May! This free ten-week program allows individuals to set exercise goals and offers weekly tips on increasing activity. Get motivated to "March" by reading about the Let's Go! program.
Finally, for late breaking WOW! news, become a "Fan" of the MaineHealth Works on Wellness (WOW!) Facebook page. Or catch up with WOW! e-news and recipes by visiting our archive page.
Happy March!
Lisa Belisle, MD, MPH
Medical Advisor, MaineHealth WOW!
|
|
|
|
| Raising Readers |
Discuss the importance of good health with your children using books as a kid-friendly starting place. In honor of National Sleep Awareness week, Raising Readers Recommends Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anne Dewdney (Viking Juvenile, ISBN978-0670059836). Want some suggestions for helping your child with sleep? Click here or go to the Raising Readers blog. |
| KidsHealth |
We at WOW! know that good health begins early. Did you know that teens can get high quality on-line health information from KidsHealth? Go to KidsHealth for articles such as: Or, check some of the Most Viewed Kids Articles of 2008!
Next month: Most Viewed Teen Articles of 2008 |
| Tobacco Tales |
How long does it take for nicotine to leave your blood stream?
|
| LifeBalance Employee Assistance Program |
LifeBalance has the tools, information, and resources to help you and your whole family stay healthy at every age. You'll find online weight loss tools and resources to help you quit tobacco, start an exercise program, manage stress, and much more. Be sure to check out our new Health Checkups series of articles for adults in their 20s and early 30s, in their late 30s and 40s, in their 50s and early 60s, and aged 65 and beyond. LifeBalance is also offering its new Staying Healthy podcast series beginning this month. Also, be sure to check out the newly enhanced online Weight Loss Toolkit, which now links to a more robust selection of healthy recipes in the Health Library. To access LifeBalance, visit www.lifebalance.net
Password: lifebalance |
| Maine Health Management Coalition |
The next edition of Healthcare Quality Matters is now available. This newsletter is designed to educate MHMC member employees about healthcare quality issues, and to help them be better healthcare consumers. Click here. | |
|
|
|
|
|
