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March

2022

Wellness Champions, HR Managers & HR Liaisons: Please share this email with your Department Employees

HealthyConnections

Employee Wellness

The resources below are designed to help employees stay well by Getting Active, Eating Well, Living Healthy and Knowing Your Numbers. Take time each week to allow yourself to stretch, breath, move and reset your mind and body.

Mark Your Calendars!

March 30th - Health & Lifestyle Expo
March 28th - City Olympics Event Registration Opens
April 1st - Million Mile Month Virtual Challenge
April 29th & 30th - City Olympics Golf & Sports Tournament

Health & Lifestyle Expo

Appointments Now Open for the

March 30th Health Expo

Employees can use the links below to schedule your appointments at the March 30th Health Expo. Biometric Screenings, COVID vaccines, and Airrosti Injury Assessments will be offered to employees at the Expo along with other health & lifestyle vendors to explore.

Appointments are required for the following 3 activities:

Biometric screening Appointment Instructions

Covid vaccine or booster appointment

Airrosti Rehab Injury Assessment

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Physical activity can reduce stress, strengthen your immune system, and help prevent chronic diseases.

Click to Visit the PE YouTube Library

Hatha Flow Episode 82 - Joy T. - HealthyConnections

Strength Episode 267 - Rachel W. - HealthyConnections

City Olympics Returns!

April 29th - Golf Tournament

April 30th - Individual & Team Events

Registration for all City Olympics events will open on March 28th. All registration information can be found on the Capital City Athletics webpage.

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Proper nutrition is vital for your immune system, disease prevention, and maintaining a healthy weight.

Nutrition Counseling – Our Registered Dietician, Lauren McGill, is available for phone/virtual appointments. Complete 3 sessions with the Dietician (January - September) and earn $25 in Healthy Rewards.

Wondr Online Weight Management Program - With the Wondr program, City of Austin is giving you the opportunity to learn how to lose weight and improve your health while eating your favorite food—all at NO COST to you.

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One of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health is to manage your stress.

Tobacco Cessation 101

Tobacco Cessation 101 helps participants who are ready to live tobacco free. The City’s EAP vendor, ComPsych, offers two options to help you quit using tobacco products. The one-part on-demand webinar explores the reasons people begin using tobacco and helps participants identify their reasons for quitting. Discussion focuses on daily triggers associated with tobacco use, as well as strategies and tools to help set that quit date. Telephonic coaching provides personalized support with tools and strategies to help you become tobacco free.

Visit the Tobacco Cessation 101 webpage on CitySpace for more details.

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Stay up to date with your current health numbers.

City of Austin Mobile Health Clinic

The new City of Austin Employee Mobile Health Clinic is beginning to rotate to different city worksites. The current four worksites are One Texas Center, Planning & Development Center, Rutherford Lane Campus & Kramer Service Center. The mobile health clinic will be at each work site for one full week once per month.

Visit the Health Clinics page on CitySpace for a detailed schedule and more information.

Get your Biometric Screening completed at the new Mobile Health Clinic to have your health numbers for the Online Health Assessment.

How to make an Appointment

Call (512) 640-4997 to make an appointment.
Visit www.mypremisehealth.com

Cost

Employees enrolled in the City’s PPO or HMO medical plans may access the health clinics at no cost.
Employees enrolled in the City’s Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP) will pay $45 per visit (except for preventative visits) until their deductible is reached. After the CDHP deductible is reached, there will be no charge for services for the remainder of the calendar year.