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Fall 2022

Caring for the Community Clyde grew up in Derry, Pennsylvania and joined the U.S. Navy in 1974.

Throughout his twenty years there, he was active and achieved the rank of E-8 Sr. Chief Petty Officer. In 1994 he started his second career with Westinghouse, where he worked until retirement in 2018. After a few years of retirement he found himself in his family doctor’s office with a scale that was reading dangerously close to three hundred pounds.

His doctor referred him to the Well-Being Center for guidance and support to get on the right track. His mainstay supports have been registered dietitian Aleks and exercise and wellness specialist, Carolyn. Aleks has helped him to understand his nutritional choices and choose healthier options. New and challenging workouts have kept Clyde engaged and excited to workout with Carolyn – and to continue working out on his own.

After losing nearly 100 pounds with the help of his Well-Being Center support team, his only regret is that he didn’t start sooner! If you would like to speak to someone at the Well-Being Center regarding your health challenges, please call 724-830-8568.

First Weight In: Weight: 298 BMI: 37.9 Body Fat %: 39.5

Today: Weight: 203 BMI: 27 Body Fat %: 19.0

2023 Wellness Program Updates Get the Most out of 2023 Wellness with a biometric screening Biometric screenings are available system wide from November to August 2023 with over 6000 appointments available. Take 10 minutes of your time for a quick screening that can possibly earn more than the 200-point goal!

NEW Biometric screening Registration with SignUp Genius Reserve your biometric screening date and time through the new registration program SignUp Genius. This web-based program can be accessed anywhere to reserve your appointment!

Just Lose It program has become NU-U! We have enhanced the Just Lose It Program to help you reach your weight lose goals in 2023!

Take advantage of nutrition, exercise, and stress programs through the WBC and earn rewards while you lose!

Contact Us

Phone: 724-830-8568 I Intranet: Employee Wellness/Well-Being Facebook: Excela Health Well-Being Center I Email: Wellbeingcenter@excelahealth.org

WELL-BEING CENTER

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Healthy Mind-Body-Spirit

Nutrition/Weight Management

Washington Employee Assistance Program (EAP) The employee assistance program offers support and resources to balance life, work and manage difficult situations at no cost to employee and household members. If you are seeking assistance for a life-threatening situation or emergency, call 911 immediately.

Nutritional Counseling Much of healthy living is linked to healthy eating.

Good nutrition can help improve your immune system, promote stress resiliency and a sense of overall well-being. One-on-one counseling is free to employees, spouses and dependents.

Unplug & Recharge Teaching employees to focus on the present moment, find inner peace and happiness. Weekly emails can help to create healthy habits to build your resilience and manage stress. Request the weekly emails here: wellbeingcenter@excelahealth.org.

Music & Mind-Body-Spirit Videos Relaxing music and experiential exercises that can be used at work or at home and be accessed through the Well-Being Center Intranet page.

Self-Care Boosters A series of simple videos sharing easy to learn practices to increase energy, boost your immune system or find calm and peace in the midst of chaos.

Customized Stress Management Programs The Excela Health Well-Being Center can bring customized stress management and self-care/ improvement programs to your department, committees or meetings. The program may include Work-Life Integration, Emotional Intelligence and Developing Mindfulness, and more.

Caring4You Staff work hard to care for patients and families.

Caring4You is a program designed to offer support for YOU when needed. When adverse events occur or stress levels rise Caring4You will provide peer support and resources for our employees to promote resilience and well-being.

Music Therapy Through our partnership with Laurie Fox, Music Therapist of Seton Hill University Excela Health has the privilege to provide this evidence-based treatment beneficial in increasing memory, lower blood pressure, reduce stress, boost self-esteem, and improve coping. Virtual sessions, helpful videos, and onsite classes and seminars available to all Excela Health employees and family.

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Ideal Protein The Ideal Protein Protocol is a structured dietary intervention and behavioral change protocol that features partial meal replacement. The program follows the ketogenic approach. The dieter will consume adequate protein, while reducing calories and restricting carbohydrates. WBC has partnered with EH Weight Management Center to bring this incredible program and offering a 30% discount for Excela Health employees!

Employee Fitness Exercise Opportunities Regular exercise promotes better sleep and helps improve mood by leaving you feeling happier, more relaxed and less anxious. Discounted exercise opportunities are available to employees. Additional challenges make fitness fun and rewarding. Employee Wellness Gym currently FREE to all Excela Health employees.

Well-Being Center Staff Patrick Martin, MS, Exercise Physiologist, Manager pmartin2@excelahealth.org Elizabeth Minerva, RN, HSMI, CWHC, Holistic Stress Management Instructor, Certified Wellness Health Coach eminerva@excelahealth.org Aleks Gavrilov, RD, LDN, Registered Dietitian agavrilov@excelahealth.org Ian Hunter, RD, Registered Dietitian ihunter@excelahealth.org Jyl Glunt, BS, CWHC, Exercise and wellness Specialist jglunt@excelahealth.org Carolyn Loucks, B.S, Exercise and Wellness Specialist cloucks2@excelahealth.org Norene Auer, CTTS, CWHC, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Certified Wellness and Health Coach nauer@excelahealth.org Tina Chappell, Secretary tchappell@excelahealth.org A’Leisha Clayton, BS, Exercise and Wellness Specialist aclayton@excelahealth.org

WELLNESS YEAR 2022 Frequently Asked Questions

When does the Wellness year begin and end?

How do I sign up for Unplug & Recharge?

The Wellness year is October 5 to September 30. New hires/new enrollees hold a different deadline for their first year depending upon when they were hired. REMEMBER if you AND your spouse are covered under medical then BOTH must complete Wellness program each year.

We want you to continue to build resiliency and manage stress with our weekly emails and onsite customized stress and resiliency programs for you and your entire department. Simply send a request to wellbeingcenter@excelahealth.org. Also don’t forget a customized program participation earns a 25-point badge and stress email participation receives two 15-point badges as well!

Do I need to get a biometric screening?

We highly encourage all of our employees to participate in the FREE biometric screening every wellness year. Not only can our screenings give you a health “snapshot”, but you also have the possibility to earn more than 200 wellness points! The earlier in the wellness year you complete a screening the more points you earn. REMEMBER the deadline to receive an onsite biometric screening is August 31!

What if I miss the August 31st screening deadline or cannot attend scheduled screening dates?

We have so many options available to you to complete a screening and earn wellness badges/points even if you do not make it to our WBC biometric screenings. We offer options such as Physician Derived Results (must be within current wellness year October to September) or schedule an appointment at our WBC Mountain View location before August 31 screening deadline. Go to the Employee Wellness/Well-Being intranet page for more options and to download Physician Derived Results form or simply give us a call at 724-830-8568 for more info.

How do I register for a biometric screening?

All appointments can be scheduled through SignUp Genius link: https://bit.ly/3fXEFrJ or by scanning the QR code provided.

Simply find the location, date, and time desired. If available click “Sign Up” then click “Submit and Sign up”. Enter all requested info including name and email and click “Sign Up Now” and that’s it you are all set!

Will my badges from medical claims be uploaded to my wellness right away?

Unfortunately, we are at the mercy of insurance companies and medical claims can take up to 2 months to be reported.

How do I schedule and appointment with a Well-Being Center Dietician?

All you need to do is contact our Well-Being Center at 7724-830-8568 or email us at wellbeingcenter@excela health.org. Remember employees, spouses, and dependents are eligible for nutritional counseling through our Well-Being Center dietitians. Don’t forget you earn a 25-point badge for an initial appointment with a WBC dietitian and additional 15-point badges for follow up appointments.

How do I sign up for group exercise, Employee Wellness Gym membership, personal Training, or NU-U? Our group exercise classes have now expanded to on site and virtual! Go the the Well-Being Center Intranet page or email us at wellbeingcenter@excelahealth.org. For our Employee Wellness Gym membership and personal training options follow the link to our website and fill out the form to get started or contact us at wellbeingcenter@excelahealth.org

Patrick’s Wellness words Patrick’s of encouragement to Excela Health Hello to all of our Excela Health friends!

Another wellness year has come and gone and all of us at the Well-Being Center cannot be more pleased with your dedication, trust, and participation. In the past few years we have seen a worldwide pandemic that has changed how we live and work, experienced a global workforce shortage, and are now facing a record high inflation rate, causing stress and anxiety for many.

There is no doubt that we have all felt the crunch, but the human spirit tells us to keep moving, put one foot in front of the other and we will persevere.

While we cannot control every gut punch the world delivers, with the Well-Being Center in your corner you can evolve your skills to handle, block, and evade many of those punches.

Our wellness program has evolved to meet the needs of our Excela Health family to address issues including managing stress, from the Employee Assistance Program to the advancements in the Unplug and Recharge program. Nutrition counseling and exercise programs can be attended virtually with little or no cost to employees or family. We also tapped into the amazing world of music therapy being offered throughout the organization and received great feedback from attendees!

We know we can’t control all inflation and cost increases, but we can offer savings to our employees and their families who complete the wellness program every year. Who doesn’t want to save an average of $600 per year on medical insurance premiums!?

I know that we cannot solve all the problems in the world, but we do work to provide you with tools to handle everything that is thrown your way. Remember we are in your corner!

We truly thank you all for making this another incredible wellness year and we promise to work at the highest level to continue providing quality wellness programs and education.

Patrick C. Martin, MS Manager, Well-Being Center

2022

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