Workplace Wellness Benefits
In today's hectic world, balancing work and personal life can be a real challenge. But did you know that your employer likely offers a range of wellness benefits to support your overall well-being? Despite this, many employees fail to take full advantage of these offerings.
Here's why you should make the most of the wellness benefits:
Boost Your Health: Your workplace includes perks like health screenings, smoking cessation programs and a variety of tools to keep you healthy. By participating in these programs, you can improve your physical health, lower your risk of chronic diseases, and feel more energized day-to-day.
Save on Healthcare Costs: Preventive care services that can help you catch health issues early and avoid costly medical treatments later. By staying on top of your health, you can save money on healthcare expenses and enjoy greater financial stability.
Increase Your Productivity: Healthy employees are often more productive. Regular exercise, healthy eating habits, and stress management techniques can sharpen your focus, boost your creativity, and ultimately make you more effective at work. By utilizing wellness benefits, you can enhance your performance and make a bigger impact in your role.
Feel More Engaged at Work: When your employer invests in your well-being, it shows that they value you as a person, not just as an employee. Feeling supported in your personal growth and well-being can increase your job satisfaction, strengthen your sense of loyalty to your company, and contribute to a positive work environment.
From improving your health and productivity to reducing stress and enhancing your overall quality of life, these benefits can make a significant difference in your well-being. So don't hesitate to explore the resources and programs available to you and start reaping the rewards of a healthier, happier lifestyle today.
As a member of the Christian Brothers Employee Benefit Trust, you have access to a range of wellness benefits already integrated into our plan. Don't miss out on these resources; they're here to support you. Here's a suggested plan to kickstart your wellness journey:
Get a Health Screening
Incentive to Quit Smoking
Addressing the Struggle with Diabetes
Start Hearing
Routine health screenings are essential for early detection of potential health issues. Our partnership with Empower Health Services provides convenient options tailored to your needs. Whether your employer offers an on-site clinic or off-site lab program, we're dedicated to making health screenings accessible for you. Schedule yours today to take charge of your well-being.
Christian Brothers Employee Benefit Trust (CBEBT) has teamed up with Empower Health Services (EHS) to bring you comprehensive health screenings that go beyond the basics. It's all about preventing health issues before they even start!
Why It Matters
Routine health screenings are your proactive way to keep tabs on your well-being. They help catch potential health concerns early on, like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancers, and more. By tackling these issues head-on, you're taking control of your health goals.
How to Schedule
For individual lab sessions, employees can log in to mycbs.org/health, complete a health assessment, and register for a lab visit. Comprehensive guides specific to each option are provided to facilitate a smooth scheduling process.
What's Included in the Screening
EHS offers a comprehensive screening package that includes a 37-component blood chemistry profile, Hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure reading, and the Empower Health Assessment. Results are confidential and typically available within two to three days. The service is free to all members covered under CBEBT medical plans, providing valuable insights for you to enhance your overall well-being.
Beyond the screenings, you gain access to EHS' online platform, a customized rewards initiative, and other educational tools designed to support their wellness journey.
More Than Just Screenings
When you sign up, you also get access to EHS' online platform, a customized rewards program, and educational tools to support your wellness journey. And the best part? Christian Brothers covers the cost at 100% for eligible participants.
Together with Christian Brothers and Empower Health Services, let's prioritize well-being in the workplace and empower ourselves to lead healthier lives.
Empower Health Services Flyer (English)
Empower Health Services Flyer (Spanish)
Empower Sample Visit-A-Lab Guide for Employees
Christian Brothers Services Employee Benefit Trust partners with Pelago, an app-based smoking-cessation program, which is offering an incentive during the month of May to make the task easier for you.
Smoking not only increases anxiety and decreases concentration, but it is also the most avoidable and common cause of many fatal illnesses.
We want to remind you that you have access to a benefit, at no cost to you through Pelago’s smoking cessation program. Through Pelago, you will receive confidential and judgement-free support, in addition to 24/7 app access, health goal tracking, and more.
Sign up for the Pelago program and register by May 31, and you will receive a $25 gift card.
After just four weeks on this program, 52% of members quit smoking altogether. If you're struggling with tobacco use during a time of stress, Pelago can help you build healthier habits. It’s completely confidential and available to you at no cost. You will be given an opportunity to kick the habit faster with a program tailored to your individual habits and behaviors.
Pelago is the leading virtual clinic for substance abuse management. Every member gets unlimited access to a rich network of physicians, nurses, coaches, counselors, and peer-support tools that enable you to get the most out of your journey. The program’s state-of-the-art technology provides all-day, every day virtual support, through digital cognitive-behavioral therapy, tracking, and other content.
Visit www.cbservices.org/assets/images/forms_flyers/Pelago.pdffor more information.
According to the International Diabetes Foundation, over 90% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which is driven by socio-economic, demographic, environmental, and genetic factors with the key contributors being an aging population, a decrease in physical activity and an increase in obesity.
In addition, diabetes is costly. Direct costs reached $413 billion in 2022, including hospitalization, medical care, treatment and supplies and other costs.
The good news is that you can take steps to be healthier and maintain your productivity, while providing access to programs that help with diabetes prevention. health. Livongo, available to members of the Christian Brothers Employee Benefit Trust, offers the Diabetes Prevention program, which allows you to get ahead of diabetes with medically certified content, activity tracking and ongoing coaching.
The program does not cost anything and provides personalized plans so you can live your healthiest life possible. Based on the clinical standards of care from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the program is geared for those who are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes.
The sign-up process is simple. You can either download the Livongo app or call 800-945-4355 and answer a few questions to get started. You will receive a Welcome Kit, including a connected scale, with instructions on how to get started.
Learn more:
Livongo Diabetes Prevention Program
Diabetes Prevention Program Video
The Joy of Exercising the Body and the Mind
Clean Eating
As a member enrolled for medical coverage, employees and their family members are entitled to:
FREE annual hearing consultations. *
Three-year supply of FREE batteries (40 cells per hearing aid purchased per year).
One year of free office visits (limit of six).
Up to 60% of suggested retail prices.
FREE Deluxe Warranty Plan, including loss and damage.
* Eligible participants may be responsible for any testing performed during the hearing screenings.
Hearing loss is very common, affecting 50 percent of U.S. adults over 60, two-thirds of adults over 70, and four of every five people 85 plus.
Yet fewer than 20 percent of people with hearing loss obtain treatment.
So why the disparity between the large number of people who have hearing loss and the few who decide to treat it?
Hearing aid stigma is no longer deserved. Today’s hearing aids are discreet, have a variety of features to help you not only hear better, but stream phone calls, remind you of tasks, detect falls, and even track your physical activity! Wearing things in our ears is so common today that no one looks twice if you are sporting headphones, earbuds, or hearing aids.
Thanks to research and numerous scientific studies, we are also much more aware of the impact untreated hearing loss has on our overall health and quality of life. We know, for instance, that untreated hearing loss is linked to decreased cognitive function, higher incidences of hospitalizations, depression and falls, and increased risk of social isolation and dementia. But the good news is: Recent studies have found that wearing hearing aids can help slow cognitive decline and help you live longer.
All this — combined with people’s increased desire to take charge of how they age, nip health and wellness issues in the bud, and live a vibrant life — is why more people are comfortable wearing hearing aids and why hearing aid stigma is going away.
Visit www.starthearing.com to search for a local hearing healthcare professional who can test your hearing and demonstrate the latest in hearing aid technology.
Hearing Aid Program (English)
Hearing Aid Program (Spanish)
