Population health at Iowa is fostered by an environment that promotes healthy and purposeful living for all campus members.
Emotional Support
Family and Relationships
Financial Well-Being
Physical Health
Resilience Resources
Workplace Well-Being
Since 2006, liveWELL has been part of your health benefits, helping to create a healthier campus community. The Personal Health Assessment (PHA) is a confidential survey that takes 10 minutes and can be done on work time. Take your PHA to get connected to programs and tools that support your well-being.
Benefits of taking the Personal Health Assessment include:
Personalized well-being report and dashboard
Monthly communication with programs and opportunities
Entered to win monthly cash drawings
Inform well-being programs to better serve campus
Access to FREE wellness programs including
• 24/7 support with digital health apps
• Individualized live support services (virtual and inperson)
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liveWELL Health Coaches empower employees to make sustainable lifestyle changes that enhance their overall well-being.
Through one-on-one and group support, coaches work with employees to set personal goals, build on their strengths, and find practical ways to improve well-being.
• Individual Health Coach Service
• Group Health Coach Services
Common focus areas areas include energy, nutrition, exercise, stress management, and nicotine cessation.
Employees who work with a liveWELL Health Coach may be eligible for the following referral programs:
• Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
• Personal Training
• You Need a BudgetTM (YNAB)
liveWELL offers online programs, so employees can participate on their own time. Challenge programs provide practical tips and resources for building healthy behaviors. Digital programs and apps support employees interested in weight management and improving their skills for resilience.
• Live Healthy Iowa: 10-Week ChallengeTM
• Campus Wellness Scavenger Hunt
• Recharge+™
• Fresh™
• Wondr Health Weight Management Program
Department Resources! Infuse well-being into your department with this easy-to-use guide
• Apply for a Wellness Grant
• Nominate a Wellness Hero
• Access Well-Being Toolkits and Flyers
Join the Wellness Ambassador network to support your department with their well-being goals.
Employees can earn 50% off their monthly recreation membership fee by participating in the liveWELL Personal Health Assessment (PHA) every year and using campus recreation facilities at least four times per month. Scan to visit UI Wellness hr.uiowa.edu/livewell/uiwellness
• Receive first-hand information on liveWELL programs
• Increase department engagement
• Network across the institution
• Fulfill institutional service
UI Work-Life provides programs and resources for UI faculty, staff, and students by supporting an environment where individuals can besuccessfulacrosstheirprofessional,academic,andpersonallives.
Faculty, staff, and students can access UI and community resources for childcare, including back-up care. Each spring, a list of summer camps and programs at and nearby countries for school-aged children is available.
UI Work-Life partners with LivWell Seniors to assist UI faculty and staff with elder caregiving. Receive personalized guidance on downsizing, relocation, legal resources, and more. Their team also provides in-home assessments to create tailored care plans.
UI Work-Life maintains over 80 campus lactation rooms, including locations at UI Health Care. Several are equipped with Medela breast pumps.
Employees can access resources on housing, budgeting, credit, debt, savings, and student loan repayment through Family Services' partnerships with financial wellness programs.
• Financial Coaching
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Emergency Hardship Fund
• Financial Management
• Digital App for Budgetting
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TheUIEmployeeAssistanceProgram(UIEAP)supportsemotional well-beingandproductivityforfaculty,staff,postdocs,residents,and theirdependents.Connectwithalicensedcounselorformentalhealth support—noconcernistoosmall.
UI EAP offers short-term counseling to children, teens and adults as well as couples counseling. Common areas of focus are depression/ anxiety, relationships, job stress, substance use, grief counseling, and sleep.
The UI EAP utilizes a comprehensive approach to educate and intervene with persons who have substance abuse concerns.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a suicide-prevention training designed to educate people from all walks of life how to recognize the warning signs of suicide.
The UI Emergency Hardship Fund assists eligible faculty and staff with costs of up to $1000 related to an unforeseen emergency event or crisis, resulting in a financial hardship.
Support is available 24/7 through text, chat or phone service for all UI students, faculty, staff, post docs and medical residents. Provided in partnership with CommUnity Crisis Services and is available all day, everyday.
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The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination in employment, educational programs, and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences. The university also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to university facilities. For additional information on nondiscrimination policies, contact the Director, Office of Institutional Equity, the University of Iowa, 202 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316, 319 - 335 - 0705, oie-ui@uiowa.edu.