| Volume 4 | Issue 33 | August 19, 2015 |
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Finish your PHA! You have just 12 days left to complete your Personal Health Assessment in order to meet the Aug. 31 deadline for the Wellness Incentive. If you are on a Bon Secours Medical Plan, don't miss this opportunity to earn $300. Complete the online profile at bonsecourswellness.com and have your physician fill out this form if you haven't already done an in-person screening.
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Remember that deadline: Aug. 31. That's when all three Wellness Incentives are due for 2015. Details for 2016 will be available this fall.
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Complete back-to-school physicals. If you need children's sports forms filled out or back-to-school physicals completed, you can make an appointment at the Good Health Clinic at St. Mary's or Maryview.
 | St. Mary's Hospital location:
804-977-8915 | | Maryview Medical Center location:
757-738-1906 |
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$600 Glasses Cost Employee $0
Nurse Coordinator Janet Shortt is sporting a new pair of prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, and she didn't pay a penny toward the $600 for them. Bon Secours picked up the tab thanks to the Wellness Incentives Shortt earned. Read more.
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 What's Their Story?
Get the behind-the-scenes stories for these three employees, each of whom is featured on a poster in a facility near you.
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 Again this year, Bon Secours Health System is requiring that all employees, credentialed medical staff, volunteers and others who work in one of our patient care facilities (including students over the age of 18, contractors and vendors who work for, provide services to or otherwise do business with Bon Secours Health System) receive the seasonal influenza vaccination. Specified individuals (employees, board members and credentialed medical staff) who choose not to get the flu vaccination MUST wear a surgical mask for the duration of the flu season when working at any Bon Secours patient care facility. Proof of receiving the flu vaccination must be completed and submitted to Employee Wellness by Nov. 1.  |
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Did you know that Bon Secours is partnering for the Heart Walk and each hospital in Richmond is working to raise money? Learn more in this flyer. Also, check out these Richmond heart facts.
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Wellness is About
Your Total Well-Being
In support of your well-being, Employee Wellness offers a number of programs to help boost all areas of your life. To learn more about these programs and resources, watch our archived Well-Being = Engagement. Follow the link here to learn how to access the webinar.
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Simply Fresh Coming
to DePaul, Maryview
 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 preparing simple, healthy meals. Mark your calendars for these upcoming Hampton Roads dates:  | DePaul Medical Center --- Sept. 30 | | Maryview Medical Center --- Oct. 14 |
Also, Simply Fresh comes to Bon Secours Watkins Center Sept. 23. |
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Jake Broaddus, CSCS, is the Wellness Coach Coordinator for Bon Secours Virginia Health System. Email your questions to Jake.
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Question: I know I need to do strength training, but what are the benefits? Answer: Strength training has many benefits that are equally important for both men and women. Learn more here. |
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Shed to Share Log Champions
 Congratulations to Martha Whitlow of Virginia Orthopaedic and Spine Specialists and Angela Deffenbaugh of Crossridge Internal Medicine, our July Shed to Share Weight Log champions! They logged their weight each week in the Motivation Alliance, as recommended. These employees each won a gift certificate for a free personal training session with Bon Secours inMotion. There will also be prize drawings in August and September among those employees logging their weight for Shed to Share. Shed to Share participants are also eligible for a special offer from inMotion. Keep up the good work, Shed to Share participants! |
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The 'Amazing' Recipe
that Changed Her Mind
Tia'Lana Myles found it hard to believe that healthy meals could also be delicious.
But when she checked out bonsecourswellness.com and its recipes, she changed her mind. Learn more and get one of her favorite recipes for salmon here.
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Kudos!
Amy Cutter, Wellness Program manager, recently received this note of thanks after presenting on health and well-being at the Employee Engagement Unit Champion celebration in July.
I especially appreciated and was inspired by the various ways to "boost your wellbeing" categories, and I'm pretty sure I've been a complete nuisance to everyone around me since.
I wasn't sure what to expect, actually, but it ended up being simply elegant and productive for my inner self. I returned to work actually pained that my coworkers and those in other departments were not able to participate.
So again, thank you. I wanted you to know that your work was very meaningful for me.
Sincerely,
Jeanette Moreland
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 She Challenges You to Quit Soda --- and Whatever Else is Holding You Back
Fay Robinson didn't change her lifestyle overnight. It began with one step and then another and another. Read her story here.
"My blood pressure is awesome. I was surprised because I've been taking blood pressure pills since I was 16."
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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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