How the Program Works
Program Timeline
Please note: You must complete the annual in-office screening and online assessment (earning 75 credits) in either period 1 or 2 and within 10 to 14 months of your last screening to remain in the program.
- June 1 – November 30 - Period 1: Participate in wellness activities & log them in
- November 30, 2011 - Deadline for completion of 300 points for Period 1
- December 2011 - Reimbursement through payroll
- December 1 – May 31 - Period 2: Participate in wellness activities & log them in
- May 31, 2012 - Deadline for completion of 300 points for Period 2
- June 2012 - Reimbursement through payroll
The Online Program
Access the online wellness program:
- Method 1: Go to http://wellness.puc.edu.
- Method 2: From puc.edu, go to Webmail and click “Wellness” on the list of web services.
- Select the appropriate subgroup (PUC Employees, Bon Appétit, or HME).
- Register as a new user or log in. If you forget your login you may easily reset your password with the “I forgot my password” link on the login page. (If you attempt to log in unsuccessfully more that two times in a row, you will be “locked out,” until the Wellness Coordinator can reset it for you. Please RESET your password if you forgot it, to save you time and frustration.)
Navigate the Health and Wellness program:
- Under “My Health Tools,” click “Personal Wellness Profile” to complete your online assessment. Save your assessment at the save prompt.
- Please complete the assessment within 2 weeks of your screening appointment.
- During your screening appointment, your clinical values and fitness test results will be entered on your assessment under the heading “Health Test.” At that time, you will be able to review your entire report and set your program goals.
- Click “Health Activity Tracker” to begin logging your points by choosing your activities:
- General Activities
- Report Activities Completed This Month
- Biometrics Wellness Goals
- Key Health Practices
- Health Events
- Health Challenges
- Self-Study Projects
- Other Wellness Goals
- Aerobic Miles
- Reports of My Activities
- Logging in your activities on the wellness website is THE way you earn points to receive your reimbursement.
Accumulating your “CREDITS”
The average Health Activity Tracker Credits recorded by PUC employees from Dec. 2010 to May 2011 was 510 Credits! An impressive 175 of the 225 PUC Employee participants recorded over 300 Credits each!
Thank you for taking Wellness to the NEXT LEVEL. This year we will continue to track our Healthy Activities with a new modest minimum of 300 credits each six-month period (that’s just 50 credits per month) with the following balanced lifestyle credit distribution minimums:
- 75 credits for completing one Annual Online Assessment and In-Office Screening
- 50 Healthy Eating credits
- 50 Fitness & Exercise credits
- 50 Stress Management credits
- The balance of your credits can be accumulated in the categories of your choice to achieve the 300+ credit total.
- After logging into the wellness website (wellness.puc.edu) Click “Health Activity Tracker” to begin accumulating your credits by choosing your activities under these tabs and their drop-down menus:
- Report Activities Completed This Month
- Key Health Practices
- Health Events
- Health Challenges
- Self-Study Projects
- Other Wellness Goals
- Aerobic Miles
- Tracking your activities on the wellness website is THE way you track & accumulate credits to receive your reimbursement.
Annual Wellness Screening
The Annual Wellness Screening includes the following:
- Your “Personal Wellness Profile” online assessment completed within the 7 days before your in-office screening.
- Electronic Body Composition Analysis
- Total, HDL, LDL, triglycerides & ratio;
- Fasting Blood Glucose* and HbA1c %*
- Hemoglobin*
- Blood Pressure & Heart Rate
- Height & Waist measurements
- Curlups (2 minutes)
- Pushups (up to 1 minute)
- Sit & Reach flexibility test
- Hand Grip test
- Step test for Heart Rate Recovery(3 minutes)
The exercises may be completed in loose-fitting work clothes. No special attire is required but you may wish to bring suitable shoes for the 3-minute step test.
*These tests require a finger prick and a total of 50 microliters of blood, during our in-office screening. If you prefer, they may be taken by a third-party provider and submitted to the Wellness Office by fax at 965-6240, or you may drop off a photocopy to be used in lieu of the biometrics screening offered free from the Wellness Dept. (only if they have been completed within the 4 months prior to your screening date) Free retests for lab values may be scheduled at the Wellness Office at no extra charge up to three additional times per year for those with borderline or high-risk results.