Wellness News and Announcements

Announcing the new Living Well Health Platform powered by Provant!

The new Living Well Health Platform is now open! There is nothing more important than your health and well-being, especially when it comes to meeting your work and personal goals. Wellness is so important that we are launching a new platform to help you take an active role in the quality of your life and offering you a reward for taking charge. The Office of Employee Benefits has teamed up with Provant Health Solutions, an independent health and wellness company, to provide the new health platform to UT SELECT Medical plan members.  Getting started is easy.

Review the Welcome Brochure in English and Spanish
Go to https://livingwell.provantonline.com
Click on “Register New Account” and complete the registration. You will need your “Benefit ID or BID# to complete your registration. Go to http://bit.ly/utbid to retrieve your BID #.
Submit your account
Log in and complete your Health Assessment (under the Health heading)
Enjoy your $25 gift card when you complete the Health Assessment and receive your annual preventive exam

The health assessment is a 15-minute, confidential survey that asks questions about your current health, diet, fitness, safety and lifestyle. If you have questions about creating an account, email livingwell@provanthealth.com or call at 1-877-239-3557.

Mindful Moments

Take a break from stress with Mindful Moments. Free. 12:15-12:45 p.m., Wednesdays, Room 219, Health Services Center. Health Services.

UT Arlington is tobacco-free

On August 1, 2011, The University of Texas at Arlington went to a tobacco-free campus.

In order to provide students, faculty, staff, and visitors with a healthy, welcoming learning environment, the University prohibits the use of all tobacco products—including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco—on campus property at all times. Violators will be subject to penalties detailed in the tobacco-free policy.

For additional resources and free private coaching to assist in kicking the habit, please visit UCanQuit2.org!

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Building Financial Wellness

A recent poll by Workplace Options found that 48% of employees say financial stress is affecting their work performance.

UT Arlington is committed to lifelong learning and to the health of its campus community. To assist you in developing a basis of financial wellness, the UT Arlington Wellness Committee along with the Office of Human Resources have developed a financial wellness program aimed to break down the barriers to improved financial health by providing employees with all of the resources they need to solve their entire financial puzzle. This program includes web-based education, live seminars and one-on-one financial coaching to accommodate varied financial issues, learning styles and levels of employee commitment. Read More.

Where Should I Go For Treatment: Doctor’s Office, Retail Clinic, Urgent Care Center, or Emergency Room?

It may be challenging to decide where to find medical treatment when you are ill or injured and think you may need to be seen immediately. Even illnesses or injuries that may seem minor may be determined by the urgent care physician to warrant emergency evaluation and result in a recommendation that you be transferred to the hospital’s emergency room for further treatment. Read More.