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Wellness Program & Services The City of Dallas is please to announce its Wellness Program (EWP) for employees, retirees, and their dependents. This program is new this year and it is designed to help employees and their families lead better healthier lives by increasing awareness through individual health screenings and group educational programs and services. The program offers a variety of services and activities designed to enhance good health and quality of life. Most of these are available to members of the employee's household as well. Collectively, all of the wellness activities are intended to help participants address the physical, mental, emotional and social aspects of life.
Wellness Benefits The Wellness program is a new dimension to your total benefit package. This benefit includes the following:
- Health Screening
All screenings are held on site in various locations city-wide. All screening includes: Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Total Cholesterol (HDL/LDL) Triglycerides, Glucose, Waist Size, Hip Size, and Body Fat Percentage. For upcoming dates and times see the calendar link below or call (214) 670-5945. Program information and activity schedules are also published in the Human Resources Benefacts Newsletter.
Health Screening & HIPPA Frequently Asked Questions
Health Risk Assessment PPO health risk assessments can be completed online if you enrolled with UnitedHealthcare. However, you must register at myuhc.com.
Health Awareness This will include health education classes and lectures, brochures, support groups and other sources of information.
Summary of proposed programs and services The employee survey is one of the key tools that will drive Wellness Programs and Services we will offer. Based on the feed back from the first round of responses from the Employee Survey we anticipate offering the list of programs and services below. Obesity High Cholesterol Eating Healthy Not Enough Sleep High Blood Pressure Stress Management Cancer Tobacco Substance Abuse
Health & Wellness Speakers Various health and wellness speakers present programs throughout the year. Once implemented you will be able to click on the Wellness Calendar of Events or see the current Benefacts Newsletter.
Lunch & Learn / Brown Bag Lunches We will offer a curriculum of quarterly wellness informational programs that will be held during the fall, winter, and spring. Bring your own lunch while listening to a local medical professional about current wellness topics. Examples include, Weight Watchers, Healthy Eating and Flu Shots
Health & Wellness Calendar of Events
UHC Health Wellness Tools Health Assessment Tool Wellness Resources and Tools
Wellness Topics (Adobe pdf files) Child Care Seats Domestic Violence Poison Safety Spring Into Health and Safety Choosing Child Care Heat Index Chart Skin Cancer
Contact Numbers & Information For more information about the Wellness Program call: (214) 670-5945
Please email your questions, feedback, suggestions, comments, or concerns to: WellAware@dallascityhall.com
Mailing Address: City of Dallas Human Resources Department ATTEN: Wellness / Benefits Administration 1500 Marilla, Room 6AS Dallas, Texas 75201
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