Health Screenings - Personal Wellness Profile . . .

As a self-insured health insurance trust, the Health Trust knows the value of teaching our members to live healthy lifestyles. We also realize that sometimes it’s even more important to help employees understand where they are right now, when it comes to wellness and personal health.

That’s why the Health Trust, in conjunction with several vendors throughout the state, offers its members the ability to take advantage of a free Personal Wellness Profile screening. This screening (called the PWP) is available at the worksite, at no charge to employees, retirees, and their spouses and adult dependents covered by a Health Trust health insurance plan. A minimum of 10 participants is required in order to offer the screening at any worksite.

The PWP is a great way to measure your level of fitness and healthy habits. You will start by completing a 10-page questionnaire about your health and lifestyle habits. At the screening itself, we will collect the questionnaire and take blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol measurements. You will then take a fitness test that measures your aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular flexibility, and lean muscle tissue and body fat. The entire screening takes about 30 minutes. Then, about two to three weeks later, you will have the opportunity to meet with the Health Trust’s health educators, to discuss your results and set goals for any health behavior changes you would like to make.

If you work for an employer that offers Health Trust health insurance to its employees, and you are interested in hosting the Personal Wellness Profile screenings at your workplace, please contact Abby DiPasquale at adipasquale@memun.org to arrange a date. You can also reach Abby at 1-800-452-8786, extension 303.