QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

 

What is Worksite Wellness

Worksite Wellness is a clinically proven, data-driven health promotion program that aims to provide you with the information and means needed to reduce your risk of dangerous health conditions. 

 

What is the Personal Wellness Profile?

The first step in the wellness process is the completion of a 40-question Personal Wellness Profile used to assess individual risk concerning heart health, nutrition, exercise, cancer and other health topics. 

 

What is the Lifestyle Screening?

The lifestyle screening is performed by Highmark professionals and is done to measure total cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure and body mass index. (A blood-draw is required.)

 

What is the Personal Wellness Plan?

The Personal Wellness Plan is a computer-generated plan created from the data obtained from the Personal Wellness Profile and the lifestyle screening. This individualized plan alerts participants to their degrees of risk concerning our nation’s most common and serious illnesses, and provides recommendations on what HealthPLACE programs and classes would most effectively diminish their health risk.

 

How do I participate in wellness program?

The first step in the wellness program process is the completion of a Personal Wellness Profile.  You will receive this questionnaire when you sign-up for the screening event.

 

To reserve a timeslot for the blood test, email:  jumpstart@gannon.edu or call Cindy at ext. 7145

           

Will my doctor see the results of my lifestyle screening?

The results of your screening will be sent to your doctor only at your request.  If you do not wish to have the results sent to your doctor, they will remain completely confidential.

 

Will my manager see the results of my Personal Wellness Profile, lifestyle screening or Personal Wellness Plan?

Management will never see the results of your Personal Wellness Profile, lifestyle screening or Personal Wellness Plan.  

 

Who will have access to the information obtained during the lifestyle screening data?

All confidential lifestyle screening information will be stored in a special database that can be accessed by Highmark professionals.  The data will be stored for a period of seven years, after which point it will be destroyed.