Wellness Screenings Set for Feb. 19
Other Health News: Healthy Weight Competition Under Way; Medtipster Website Available
Alma College is sponsoring a free wellness screening session for
faculty and staff on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 6 to 9 a.m. in the Wilcox
Medical Center on campus. Retirees who are on the College's health
insurance plan also are eligible to participate.
"On behalf of the wellness committee, I would like to thank Maggie Ross
and Amber Herman of the medical center for agreeing to provide the
screening services to the campus," says Ken Borgman, director of human
resources.
As in past screening sessions, participants will have their weight,
blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar measured. Participants also will
have the opportunity to complete a confidential health risk appraisal
form to be processed by the University of Michigan Health Management
Research Center.
No appointment is required. Participants may attend on their own time
or during scheduled work hours with supervisory approval. A 12-hour
fast prior to screening is recommended.
Wellness Incentive: Food Donation Equivalent to Campus Weight Loss
Eighteen teams involving 74 faculty and staff have signed up for the
six-week Discover Your Healthy Weight wellness program, which was
launched Feb. 2. The teams have signed up for an overall weight loss
goal of more than 550 pounds.
In support of the program, the College has committed to donating to a
local food pantry an amount of canned or boxed food equal to the
overall pounds of weight lost. In other words, for each pound of weight
lost by the campus community, an equivalent pound of food will be
donated.
Openings still exist for faculty and staff who want to participate in
the program. Information and registration forms are available on the Wellness Matters Website.
Medtipster Website Provides Prescription Drug Database
The College's pharmacy benefits manager, 4D Pharmacy Management
Systems, has introduced a new Website, "Medtipster," that provides the
opportunity to search a database and locate certain free or reduced
price prescription drugs at local retail pharmacies, or even other
pharmacies when you are traveling outside of the local area, announces
Ken Borgman, director of human resources. The drugs that are available
through these reduced and free retail pharmacy programs often cost less
than your Alma College health insurance member prescription drug copays.
To access the Website, go to http://www.medtipster.com.
It is important that participants still present their 4D member card
when picking up free and reduced price medications, so that a drug
interaction check can be done on all medications taken by members and
their families. You will still be eligible for the reduced and free
medication when your 4D member card is presented.
If you have questions about using Medtipster, please click on the
"PharmaSue Blog" button on the Website for an e-mail address and phone
number, or call the College's health insurance agent, Public Employee
Benefits Solutions, at (989) 240-5960.
Posted: Thu, February 5th, 2009 at 8:53AM
