At Windstream, we realize that simple, everyday choices have the power to impact our well-being—from our emotional and physical health to our job performance, health-related costs and much more. That is why we encourage you to participate in the new Be Balanced Program and make your everyday choices count toward your well-being.
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What is Be Balanced Program?
The Be Balanced Program is Windstream’s global well-being program. It includes a full menu of activities to help you maintain or improve your health in areas that may be identified through a biometric screening and a RealAge Test and focus on your overall well-being. Employees AND spouses who enroll in a Windstream Medical Plan who complete BOTH the biometric screening and RealAge Test between 1/1/2019 and 5/31/2019, will maintain a lower medical premium.
There is a $500 annual surcharge for not completing those activities. The surcharge will be applied in July. New hires are excluded from the surcharge in their first calendar year*.
How to Participate in the Be Balanced Program:
Complete your 2019 Biometric Screening by May 31, 2019
Unlock all of the features of Be Balanced by completing the RealAge Test first. It’s okay if you don’t know the answers. Biometric data will be corrected when your screening loads.
A biometric screening is a quick and easy check-up that helps evaluate your health and pinpoint health issues before they become detrimental. A health care professional collects your height and weight measurements, waist measurement and blood pressure. Then he or she administers a blood test measuring cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. Click here for more.
Complete the RealAge Test by May 31, 2019
The RealAge Test is a questionnaire that assesses life, environmental and financial factors that are critical to your health, well-being and your ability to improve both. The assessment has been designed by health experts and consists of questions to get a better sense of your overall health and well-being, including:
• Purpose • Social • Financial • Community • Physical
It should take 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire. Click here for more.
To create your new Be Balanced account:
- Go to windstream.sharecare.com.
- Enter your first name, last name, gender, date of birth, postal code, country and email.
- You will also need to provide your employee ID. Your covered spouse will use your employee ID.
The QuitNet® Program
The QuitNet® program is here, supporting your efforts to quit tobacco for good at no cost to you. If you use tobacco, quitting can improve your health and give you back precious time and money. Take back what’s yours with help from the QuitNet program. It’s the world’s largest tobacco cessation program, helping people quit cigarettes and other forms of tobacco. Connect with a community of quitters who know just what you’re going through and kick the habit for good. Click here for more.
A $50 monthly surcharge will be applied to employees and/or spouses who attested to using tobacco products during enrollment and did not commit to completing the tobacco cessation program. The surcharge can be stopped prospectively during the year by completing four smoking cessation coaching calls through the QuitNet Program or an alternative coaching program between 2/1/19 and 11/30/19*. To remove the surcharge, you will need to contact Mercer Marketplace at 866.553.9409.
Stay Motivated to Reach your Goals
Engage in ongoing well-being activities. Once you have completed your RealAge Test you will have the information you need to set your own well-being goals. The following tools are available to help you in setting and meeting your Be Balanced goals. Click here for more.
Sharecare Platform
Sharecare is a dynamic online portal designed to inspire improved health and well-being. The online portal will help you live more fully by getting to know you better, helping you set goals and connecting you to support to achieve your goals. Click here for more.
Financial Well-Being
Financial Well-Being is a comprehensive online learning program powered by Dave Ramsey that shows you how to take small steps toward big improvements in your financial situation. Whether you want to stop living paycheck to paycheck, get out of debt, save for retirement, or send a child to college, the Financial Well Being program can help. Get started by logging onto windstream.sharecare.com and complete the RealAge Test. After completing the RealAge Test, Financial Well-Being can be accessed by navigating to the Achieve section of the portal. Click here for more.
Health Coaching
Based on your responses to the questions you completed on the WB5 and the values presented from your biometric screening you may be selected by Healthways/Sharecare credentialed health professionals to participate in telephonic health coaching. Telephonic health coaching is a voluntary program, offering personal support from a health coach who can help individuals with moderate to high health risk factors overcome the challenges that stand in the way of their good health. Whether you’re setting goals to lose weight, managing an ongoing lifestyle issue, like quitting smoking or just want to learn more about the wellness program, a coach allows you to focus specifically on your questions. Click here for more
Challenge Calendar
| Challenge #1 5K a Day |
A 4-week challenge to help you increase your activity each day | 3/12 – 4/11 |
| Challenge #2 Green Days |
You can grow younger! This challenge will show you small daily habits you can take to lower your RealAge score. | 4/23 – 7/31 |
| Challenge #3 Diet and Nutrition |
Don’t blow your healthy-eating habits over the holidays. Join this challenge to stay on track. | 10/22 – 11/21 |