What is Get Healthy Now?
Get Healthy Now is the University of Louisville’s personalized health improvement program. It provides participants with an easy-to-use program that promotes healthy behaviors. The program is designed to promote health and wellness through prevention and early diagnosis to help participants take charge of their own health. Get Healthy Now eligibility is extended to all University of Louisville employees, spouses, qualifying adults and retirees who are participating in the health plan.

Why is the University of Louisville offering this program?
Get Healthy Now will help you get healthy and stay healthy, so all of us can live longer and healthier and lead more productive lives. Get Healthy Now supports the ongoing journey to good health through prevention by helping participants understand health issues and reach health goals.

What tools and resources does Get Healthy Now offer?

• The Get Healthy Now Website—Provides participants with easy online access, at work and at home, to the health risk assessment, EMPOWERED Health Coaching, and a variety of health information and tools.

• Health Risk Assessment—Take a confidential health evaluation tool that offers valuable insight into overall health and possible risk factors.

  Please Note: In order to receive the most accurate, comprehensive results, please answer as many questions as possible. There are a total of 82 questions within the assessment.

• Health Advisor—A health advisor will meet with you to share insight about the results of your biometric screening and invite you to participate in a follow up program.

• Lifestyle Management— Enroll in follow up programs for support and information to make positive health changes that fit your life.

• Incentive Award—For completing the health risk assessment and actively participating in health coaching (if you are identified as moderate or high risk based on the health risk assessment), you will be eligible to receive a $20 per month reduction on your health plan premium.

• On-site Programming—Get Healthy Now will provide you with on-site awareness and educational opportunities throughout the year. And, you’ll be able to focus on behavior change by participating in activity-based programs.

What will the Get Healthy Now program do for me?
Through Get Healthy Now, you can reduce the chance of illness by learning to change behaviors that put you at risk for disease or illness.

How is Get Healthy Now different from what the University of Louisville is doing now?
Get Healthy Now is designed to make personal health management “easier than you think.” It offers personalized and easy-to-use tools and services when and where you need them.

Where do I go to learn more about the Get Healthy Now program?
For information about Get Healthy Now, please visit the home page of www.louisville.edu/hr/gethealthynow/

ELIGIBILITY

Who is eligible for the Get Healthy Now program?
Get Healthy Now eligibility is extended to all University of Louisville employees, spouses, qualifying adults and retirees who are participating in the health plan.

What is the eligibility Criteria for a "Qualifying Adult"?

A Qualifying Adult must meet all of the following criteria:

• Must be over 18 years of age, and
  
• Must not be eligible for Medicare, and
  
• If a blood relative (or relative by adoption or marriage) must be of the same or younger generation of the employee (as used in KRS 391.010), and
  
• Must be residing in the employee's household and have done so for a period of at least 12 months, and
  
• Must be financially interdependent (for example, have joint checking account or joint mortgage) for 12 months or longer, and
  
• Must be unmarried.

How do I sign up for Get Healthy Now?
You can participate by completing the health risk assessment, speaking with a health advisor and enrolling in a follow up program.

Do I have to participate in Get Healthy Now?
All components of Get Healthy Now are completely voluntary. We are convinced that, in close cooperation with our wellness partner, we can improve the health risk trends among the University of Louisville family.

Why should I participate in Get Healthy Now?
We hope that ultimately a healthier workforce will help us keep health care costs under control. This is a tangible benefit for both the company and its employees, who together pay for these costs through health insurance contributions and by other means. So, while you are not required to participate in Get Healthy Now, we hope that you do!

How much does it cost to participate?
Get Healthy Now is available at no additional charge to all University of Louisville employees, spouses, qualifying adults and retirees who are participating in the health plan.

How do I get started? Follow these easy steps:

• COMPLETE the health risk assessment and receive a personalized and confidential report.

• DISCUSS follow up programs with your health advisor.

• ENROLL in lifestyle management programs for support and information to make positive health changes that fit your life.

• RECEIVE a $20/month premium reduction for completing the health risk assessment and actively participating in health coaching (if you are identified as moderate or high risk based on the health risk assessment)

PRIVACY, SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

Overview - Get Healthy Now programs and services are delivered through the professional staff of a third-party vendor, Health Fitness (HF). To ensure that your personal health information is secure and protected, HF strictly adheres to applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining to privacy standards. Apart from the limited purposes described in the HF Privacy Policy access to your information is controlled by your user name and unique password.

How does University of Louisville’s Get Healthy Now protect my privacy?
Although Get Healthy Now is made available by the University of Louisville, its programs and services are delivered through the professional staff of a third-party vendor, Health Fitness (HF) [www.hfit.com]. This vendor is obligated to adhere to the highest privacy standards and ensure that your personal health information is secure and protected.

Who is Health Fitness and what does it do?
HF is a best-in-class provider of innovative employee health management services to employers, the health care industry and individual consumers. We are dedicated to partnering with our clients to effectively manage health care and productivity costs by improving individual health and well-being. With more than 3,000 health and fitness professionals, HF provides clients access to the largest single resource of individuals specifically dedicated to a common purpose—to improve the health and well-being of the people we serve.

Is participation in Get Healthy Now confidential?
Yes. Get Healthy Now strictly adheres to applicable federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to Data Privacy. In addition, all Get Healthy Now programs are managed by a third-party vendor, HF, to further protect personal health information. HF adheres to privacy standards to ensure that personal health information, including electronic data exchanged online, is secure and protected. The University of Louisville will be provided with only aggregate data for the purpose of performing program analysis. Individual data will never be provided to the University of Louisville.

Is communication with Health Advisors and Health Coaches confidential?
Yes. All calls are documented in a secure, confidential database. Specific information is shared only with permission. So, if you are referred to a Get Healthy Now program or service, you have the option to discuss how the information will be used. Personal health information is disclosed only with your consent and will be protected according to government privacy standards.

Is data and information on the website confidential?
The information that flows through Get Healthy Now programs and services, including the website, is confidential. No personal health data, health risk assessment results or other personal information is shared with the University of Louisville. The information you provide on the website is only available to you and those whom you authorize (such as a doctor or health team professional). Privacy is one of the main reasons the website is administered by a third-party vendor, HF. HF protects all personal health information that is shared on the website. HF may compile and share general population data with the University of Louisville, but no individual personal information will be shared.

THE ONLINE HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT

What is a health risk assessment?
A health risk assessment is a document that asks questions about important lifestyle issues that affect your health, such as stress, nutrition, physical activity and much more.

What will the health risk assessment do for me?
Based on your responses, the health risk assessment will provide you with a personalized, confidential report on your health risks and steps you can take to improve or maintain your health status. The assessment is confidential—the University of Louisville will not see your results.

How do I complete the health risk assessment?
You may complete the health risk assessment online, from home or work.

• Step 1: Log on to www.liveforlife.net/hfit/UofL

• Step 2: Click the LOGIN button, on the left side of the website

• Step 3: After you log into the site, click the TAKE THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT button on the home page

Please Note: In order to receive the most accurate, comprehensive results, please answer as many questions as possible. There are a total of 82 questions within the assessment.

When will I receive results of the health risk assessment?
When you complete the health risk assessment online, your personal results will be immediately available on the screen. You can print a summary feedback at that time.

Can pregnant or nursing women participate in the health risk assessments?
Yes.

How can I track my progress?
Get Healthy Now provides a variety of additional assessments and tracking tools that allow you to track your progress throughout the year. To track your progress throughout the year go to www.liveforlife.net/hfit/UofL

LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

What is a lifestyle management program?
Lifestyle management programs are designed for individuals who do not have existing health conditions or who may have one or more health risks that could contribute to a condition. These programs assist a participant in developing healthy lifestyle behaviors to prevent such conditions.

How does the lifestyle management program work?
For your convenience, the programs are provided online, including online communication with a health coach.

How do I become eligible for a lifestyle management program?
Health Fitness Corporation will determine whether an employee is eligible to participate based on results of your health risk assessment.

INCENTIVES

What is the Get Healthy Now incentive program?
The Get Healthy Now incentive program offers employees who are participating in the health plan a $20/month premium reduction for completing the health risk assessment and actively participating in health coaching (if you are identified as moderate or high risk based on the health risk assessment).

How does the Get Healthy Now incentive program work?
Simply log on to www.liveforlife.net/hfit/UofL and complete the health risk assessment. If you are identified as moderate or high risk you will need to actively participate in a coaching program to receive your premium discount. A Health Advisor will contact you to discuss the results of your health risk assessment and give you more information on the health coaching program and how to participate. You may also sign up for health coaching by clicking on the “My Coach” button on the website after completing the health risk assessment.