Employee Wellbeing Overview
March 7, 2024
花季传媒 offers a plethora of employee well-being resources both virtually and in-person. For a robust view of these offerings, check out the Employee Well-being Website. For a quick overview of these offerings, keep on reading...
WellWorks and Healthy OHIO Offerings:
WellWorks:
- WellWorks is an employee wellness center that is also open to the community. A variety of offerings are available in person and virtually in an effort to support a variety of needs on all our campuses.
- Non-member services (fee-based):
- Fitness Memberships:
- WellWorks offers both in-person (facility) memberships and virtual memberships.
- Facility Memberships give you access to the fitness center, unlimited group fitness classes, personal training (at an additional fee), discounts on specialty programs and access to all of our virtual content.
- Virtual Memberships give you access to a weekly live Cardio Tone class on zoom, hundreds of on-demand fitness videos created by our talented group fitness instructors, virtual check-ins and other wellness resources.
- 100 Day Challenge 鈥 Eligible WellWorks members who check-in 100 days in a single rolling year can get next year's membership for free! Members can check-in in-person at Grover Center (Athens) or electronically with and with our (Fall/Spring semesters)鈥 up to 4 days of electronic check-ins per week! For benefits-eligible employees/spouses/partners.
Employee Well-being Resources for Benefits-Participating Employees/Spouses/Partners:
- Mobile Well-being with Personify (formerly called Virgin Pulse)鈥 Earn up to $200 annually! This is a mobile well-being platform, so can be done online or via an app on your smartphone. From anywhere! For benefits-participating employees/spouses/partners.
- Biometric Health Screenings 鈥 Earn $60 annually! Participants can choose to utilize their own physician, making it accessible regardless of work location. Or, they can attend any of our campus events (regardless of their campus of affiliation) or WorkHealth Appointments (Athens). For benefits-participating employees/spouses/partners.
Employee Well-being Resources for Benefits-Eligible Employees/Spouses/Partners:
- 100 Day Challenge 鈥 Eligible WellWorks members who check-in 100 days in a single rolling year can get next year's membership for free! Members can check-in in-person at Grover Center (Athens) or electronically with and with our 鈥 up to 4 days of electronic check-ins per week! For benefits-eligible employees/spouses/partners.
- Cohort-based programming:
- Risk Reduction 鈥 Our cohort meetings occur virtually via Teams. The participant can choose to participate in the personal training and nutrition counseling either in-person (Athens) or virtually. So, the program can be done entirely online and is available to benefits-eligible employees and spouses/partners.
- Mindful Eating and Practical Nutrition 鈥 These cohort-based nutrition programs are offered entirely online to benefits-eligible employees and spouses/partners.
- Sleep Program - This cohort-based program is focused on finding the right sleep resources and interventions for your unique needs.
Employee Well-being Resources for all Employees/Spouses/Partners:
- Wellness Champions 鈥 Our Wellness Champion program is facilitated entirely online and representatives from all campuses and work types (remote, in-person, hybrid) are invited to participate.
- Wellness Presentations 鈥 We offer presentations at staff meetings, virtually or in-person.
- - We offer monthly well-being newsletters to all employees and a quarterly newsletter to all managers. If you aren't currently receiving our newsletters, we encourage you to and add wellworks@ohio.edu to your safe sender list.
- Needs and Interest Surveying - Annually, we survey our employees and their spouses/partners to identify their current needs and interests surrounding well-being. We adjust program offerings in direct response to survey results. When surveys are open, they are announced in OHIO News and via email from wellworks@ohio.edu.
Additional Employee Well-being Resources not Managed by WellWorks or Healthy OHIO:
- 鈥 HR鈥檚 EAP is a web-based service so is available electronically! New users can use company code 鈥渙hiou鈥 to create a new account.
- 鈥 Use the Discount Marketplace through the EAP to gain access to exclusive discounts to a variety of common purchases such as hotel stays, movie tickets, home decor, appliances, vehicles, groceries, flowers, apparel, technology, and more. New users can use company code 鈥渙hiou鈥 to create a new account.
- Diabetes Prevention Program - The Diabetes Institute offers diabetes education and prevention classes in a combination of virtual and in-person group settings.
- Health Navigator 鈥 Individuals seeking support as they navigate their own or a family member鈥檚 medical diagnosis can utilize this service online and over the phone.
- Online Telehealth 鈥 On University medical benefits? Get medical care from anywhere!
- University Employee Discounts 鈥 Enjoy discounts on cell phone service, parking, paint and computers with employee-exclusive discounts from University partners.
- Professional Development Pathways - Professional Development Pathways provides tools, guidance, and learning opportunities for employees and supervisors who want to invest in talent development and career growth. Many of these learning opportunities are offered electronically.
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