County Offers $100 Credit for Employee Health Screenings
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Get your blood pressure and other health basics checked and get an extra $100 in your paycheck.
That’s the deal the County is offering to employees through June 30, in an effort to encourage health and wellness. The County wants to ensure employees “know their numbers” relative to chronic diseases.
Dubbed the Employee Health & Wellness Incentive Program, employees have to complete the health screening, get their doctor’s signature and fill out a Health Risk Assessment to qualify. In addition to checking employees’ blood pressure, the screening will also measure cholesterol and glucose levels, height and weight. Any employee can participate and qualify for the incentive, regardless of their health care provider.
“We want to encourage people to be proactive about their health and give them an incentive to go to their doctor before a serious condition develops,” said William Erese, the County’s wellness coordinator.
The County is not seeking individual data on employees. Erese said employees should not send their results to Human Resources, which is running the program. Kaiser Permanente and Anthem Blue Cross will compile results they receive and send them to the County in the aggregate form. The County will use that data to get a better sense of which health issues employees as a whole are facing and therefore which health-related programs and activities to offer.
To get started, visit the Employee Health & Wellness Incentive Program web page to access instructions and a confirmation form for the program. Employees need to fill out that form to participate.
Employees need to complete the screening by visiting their doctor or one of the Kaiser Mobile Health Vehicles, which will be visiting County offices in March. Obtain a doctor’s signature on the confirmation form.
Employees also need to fill out a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) through their provider. Kaiser Permanente and Anthem Blue Cross assessments are available on each of their websites or through the County’s Employee Health& Wellness Incentive Program web page.
Employees who use other insurance carriers will also need to complete same the steps: completing the screening and filling out the confirmation form and Health Risk Assessment through their health insurance providers.
Employees should then send their confirmation form (with their doctor’s signature) to the Human Resources’ Employee Benefits Division by:
- Mail at 5530 Overland Ave., Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92123
- Fax at 858-694-3938
- Mail Stop O7
- Email at DHRBenefits.FGG@sdcounty.ca.gov
For more information, visit the Employee Health & Wellness Incentive Program web page or call HR’s Employee Benefits Division at 858-550-2203.