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| Volume 4 | Issue 28 | July 15, 2015 |
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Finish your Personal Health Assessment. Onsite in-person screenings are done, but you can still complete your in-person screening before Aug. 31 by visiting your primary care physician. Please print the PHA Physician Verification Form from IRIS, have the form completed by your physician and submitted by fax, secure email, or mail to the address on the form. To print the form, click here or visit IRIS and click Healthy Me, Healthy You.
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Be more mindful. If you missed Dr. Cheri Anthony's 30-minute webinar on mindfulness and healthy behaviors, you can still listen in our archives. Follow the directions in this flier to access "Healthy Behaviors, Healthy Life."
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Check out a Simply Fresh recipe today! Can't make it to the Simply Fresh event? No worries! On Wellness Wednesdays in July, look for the Simply Fresh recipes featured in all the Bon Secours Virginia hospital cafeterias. Many employees can enjoy "the taste of good health" right in their workplace.
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Incentive or Not, She's a PHA Fan
Sondra Simmons, a lab send-out processor at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, has a secret weapon: the PHA.
Though she isn't on the Bon Secours Medical Plan --- instead getting insurance through her husband's job --- she's an enthusiastic supporter of the annual Personal Health Assessment.
"I do the PHA because it feels like a fun game to me each year, comparing my totals in the Master of Change section from year to year, as well as seeing how many points and what level I can get myself to."
She can monitor her cholesterol and A1C levels, log food and fitness, and spot any issues she might need to address. Simmons also enjoys encouraging colleagues via the Motivation Alliance site and helping new employees get started with their PHAs. The PHA, she says, keeps her motivated to stay in shape and to challenge herself. "I want to see how far I can go."
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 She Used Her Good Health
to Help Another
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Wendy Pestrue, left, with her friend Mary,
who needed a kidney transplant.
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When a good friend became ill and needed a kidney transplant, Wendy Pestrue stepped up to be a donor. Find out what she learned along the way.
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"I realized that every day I exercised and made good choices in my diet, not only was my health in the balance, so was the health of my friend Mary and the other candidates in our exchange."
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West End Internal Medicine: 'Everything You Measure Will Improve'
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West End Internal Medicine holds monthly healthy potlucks. Pictured here are (from left)
Dr. Sylvia Bollie, Hilda Stepp, PSR, and
Dr. H. Vincent Lawson.
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Susan Waldrop knows that Employee Wellness has her back.
"I've reached out to Wellness many times in the nine years I've been here," said the practice administrator for Bon Secours West End Internal Medicine. "They've always been so supportive."
That goes for the whole team at West End. Read their story here.
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Simply Fresh and the Class-A-Roll are touring Bon Secours Virginia! The interactive cooking demonstration offers Bon Secours employees the opportunity to take part in a healthy cooking demonstration. Simply Fresh teaches employees how to make healthy, simple meals.
Simply Fresh will begin touring Hampton Roads in August, with events at each major hospital facility on the following dates:
 | Mary Immaculate --- Aug. 12 | | DePaul Medical Center --- Sept. 30 | | Maryview Medical Center --- Oct. 14 |
Check out these recipes to get a head start!
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Don't Forget: Open Enrollment
Ends July 24
Don't miss your opportunity to make changes to your Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Plans or to get your dependents covered.
This year, if your coverage is what you need, you don't need to do anything. Your current benefits will roll over to next year. If you do need to make a change, you will enroll through a new online tool found at ezAccess/AskHR.
How to find ezAccess/AskHR
| From work, go to the Bon Secours intranet (IRIS) and click on ezAccess/AskHR. | | From home, go to bshsi.org and click on ezAccess/AskHR. | | Log in using your BSHSI credentials and then click on AskHR. | | Or call the Human Resources Operations Center (HROC) to speak to an HR representative. Call HROC between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at 855-336-7600 (from the Richmond area, please call 804-887-7600). |
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Keep Up the Good Work!
The Employee Wellness team began our Shed to Share challenge hoping that 500 Virginia employees would sign up. But, as always, you have exceeded all expectations! To date, we have more than 600 employees losing weight and giving back to Catholic Charities.
We appreciate everyone's support, including our Mission Department. So keep up the good work. Keep moving toward good health and you'll make a great difference in our community too!
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We're Here to Support Your Health
and Well-being Journey
Our team includes (from left, front row) Kathy Scarnaty, Abigail Walsh, Arlene Sanderson, Ira Korshin, Tammy Glotz, Amy Cutter, (back row) Jake Broaddus, Asja Swan, Christina Johnson, Meghan Melvin, Cindy Stutts, and Jinny Roberts.
Scarnaty, who has been with Bon Secours for six years, recently began a new position as Wellness Assistant. Roberts joined Bon Secours as Patient Navigator RN.
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What's it Like to be an
Ultra Marathoner?
Find out from Allyson "Ally" Speirs, Clinical Coordinator at DePaul Medical Center.
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"I recently ran the Dawn to Dusk Ultra...I logged 68.8 miles in 12 hours."
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Christina Johnson, a sports performance trainer and full-time Wellness employee, wants to hear your questions. Email Christina here.
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Question: I'm trying to quit smoking, but I just don't know where to begin. Can you point me in the right direction?
Answer: Congratulations on taking the first step to changing your life!
Bon Secours' Employee Wellness Department has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to offer FreshStart, and it's completely free! FreshStart helps employees plan a successful quit attempt by providing essential information, skills for coping with cravings and group support. The sessions are a month long, and the group meets once a week via telephone. If you're interested in finding out more information about the next FreshStart session, please send an email to BSV-EmployeeWellness@bshsi.org.
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 About this eNewsletter
Look for this new Bon Secours Wellness electronic newsletter on or about the third Wednesday of every month. It's packed with tips, resources and inspiring stories. Share your story ideas via Amy Cutter in Hampton Roads and Meghan Melvin in Richmond.
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