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| WOW! Tobacco Tale | |
Are you having mixed feelings about quitting?
Click here to learn how we can help. |
| WOW! Notices |
Learning Resource
Center Classes
Women's Health Month, Healthy from Head to Toe. Check out the classes on May 18th and 25th. For upcoming classes, view the Spring Catalog or visit the LRC website.
All LRC classes are eligible for WOW! Rebates.
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| Gear Up for WOW! Rewards | |
Take this opportunity to make the necessary preventive appoinments you may need to ensure you are able to complete all the requirements for WOW! Rewards.
Eligibility period: June 1st - August 31st. |
| Superhero of the Month
Julie Osgood, MaineHealth |  Julie Osgood has had asthma her whole life, but she has never let it stop her from exercising and has been a lifelong athlete. Click here to read about the MaineHealth Freewheelers and how much they have raised for the American Lung Association this year.
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| Win a Beach to Beacon Entry | |
Enter to Win 1 of 7 Beach to Beacon Entries
Entry Requirements:
1. Your a MaineHealth Employee.
2. Submitted for a WOW! Rebate between 10/1/09-6/14/10.
3. Willing to run for the MaineHealth team.
4. Email the B2B entry form to WOW! if you are interested in entering the drawing.
Drawing will be held on June 15 and winners will be notified via email. |
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Stressing the Beat- Free Cardiac Lecture |
 Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Mainers. The Maine Heart Center would like to invite you to a free lecture presented by Dr. Craig Barrett of Cardiovascular Consultants of Maine, PA. The topic is Stressing the Beat- How Stress Affects Your Heart. Click here for more information.
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Healthy Pregnancy - Future Moms and Text4baby |
 Here are two great ways to receive information throughout your pregnancy.
2) Text4baby: sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE in Spanish) receive free SMS text messages each week, based on your due date or baby's date of birth. These messages focus on a variety of topics critical to maternal and child h ealth, including birth defects prevention, immunization, nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health, oral health and safe sleep. Text4baby messages also connect women to prenatal and infant care services and other resources. |
| Dr. Lisa's Happy, Healthy Wellness ABCs | Welcome to May!
Dr. Lisa's Wellness ABCs for May focuses on Women's Health Week.  Awareness: American women are more than twice as likely to die from heart disease than they are from all forms of cancer combined. Being: Women may be at risk for silent problems suck as heart disease, diabetes and cancer without realizing it. Care: Taking advantage of programs available through WOW! is one way for women to care for themselves and reduce their risk of silent problems. Take advantage of free preventive screenings if you participate in the MaineHealth health plan. |
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Decision Aids~Helping women make informed healthcare decisions |
May's focus is on women's health and there are many decision aids that may help you make the right health decisions.
- Breast Cancer
- Heart Disease
- Living with Diabetes
- Short Term & Long Term Back Pain
- Depresssion
- and more
These tools are available by calling a WOW! Health Coach (for those who have MaineHealth insurance) at 1-888-318-2282, or you can contact your local Learning Resource Center.
Other available decision aids:
End-of-Life Decisions~Osteoarthritis ~ Weight-Loss Surgery |
| I Didn't Know LifeBalance Could Help Me with This! | |
Are you searching for child care options? Planning a move or selling your home? Thinking about quitting smoking or starting an exercise program? This month, explore some of the many ways LifeBalance can help. Consultants are available 24/7 to offer resources and support with health, caregiving, parenting and other issues.
For Managers and Supervisors:
Looking for ways to help your team perform their best, both professionally and personally? This month, LifeBalance is highlighting:
For more information on other services that LifeBalance offers, click here. Your contact with LifeBalance services is free and completely confidential.
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Or call: 1-877-259-3785 |
| Let's Go! E-News |
 Have you read the latest E-News from Let's Go!? See Let's Go! on Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, find out how to become more active as a family or see if you can figure out Where in the Region is Redy? Click here.
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Are You Ready to Help Your Family in an Emergency? |
Flooding. Ice Storms. The Flu. Get Ready to help your family. Get ready for the unexpected by creating a kit of the essentials, including food, water, medicine, and safety supplies. Make a plan for how you and your family will respond to the situation, and stay informed of potential illness and emergencies and what are the best things to do if they happen. Go to www.getmeready.org for more information. |
| Raising Readers |  Raising Readers recommends Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley. This Caldecott award-winning author/illustrator has created an ingenious way for kids to chase away their nighttime monsters. Age 4-6.
For more children's book recommendations, visit the Raising Readers Blog or check out the Raising Readers Recommends Great Books: Great Topics brochure.
 MaineHealth believes that literacy is a family affair. If you are a healthcare provider, read more about this important topic in our Raising Readers Issue Brief, "Beyond Raising Readers: Literacy as a Family Affair."
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| KidsHealth |
Good health begins early. Go to KidsHealth for articles such as:
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