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WELLNESS AND BENEFIT UPDATE
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Healthy and Maine - Your Well-being Newsletter                                                     April 2017
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Welcome Spring!

After a long cold winter, springtime can help rejuvenate your efforts to become more active. 
 
Springtime provides cool, sunny days that make many want to get outside. Walking, hiking, biking, skipping rope, gardening and outdoor calisthenics are all great spring activities. 

It may still be too early to swim outside, but warmer weather makes it much more appealing to jump into even an indoor pool. You may even want to consider joining a community baseball, softball, kickball, or other team activity that interests you. 

Community activities are fun way to meet new people and increase your activity. 

 
Benefit News and Updates Around the System
Springing Forward with the Latest

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TIAA Financial Wellness
Did  you know that April is Financial Literacy Month? Now is the perfect time to learn more about how  your money is working for you through your University of Maine System's retirement and pension partner, TIAA!  Read More

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A Vision-ary Web Site
If you haven't yet visited your EyeMed web site, you're going to be impressed by the array of information and offerings available. And, did you know that through a unique partnership, you can even access benefit coverage for hearing tests? So, what's stopping you?   Read More

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Why is Cigna Calling?
The University of Maine System Health Plan and Cigna team up to offer a variety of programs to help you get healthy and live well. Part of each program includes outreach phone calls to talk about ways we can work together to help manage your health. Read More
Cigna Home Delivery Pharmacy is an easy, reliable way to get your medications and often at lower prices than at a retail pharmacy. Learn more about how Cigna delivers convenience and helps you stick with the plan you and your doctor have chosen to keep you healthy.
Do you know what is and isn't covered during a routine preventive care visit with your physician? Find out how to avoid confusion and added costs with this helpful guide. 
Terms like Tax-Deferred Annuity Eligibility cause your eyes to glaze over? Take heart! Here's an easy-to-understand update for the upcoming calendar year.
Tax time is a great time to sharpen your skills administrating your Cigna Choice Fund Health Savings Account (HSA)! You've already proven to be an active participant in your benefit plan. Why not put that energy and interest to further use?
CONTACT US
University of Maine System Wellness
65 Texas Ave., Bangor, ME 04401
wellness@maine.edu
wellness.maine.edu
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Working On Wellness Together @ USM!
What happens when your Wellness Champions, the Office of Human Resources, and some very resourceful Huskies get together?

It's the intersection of fitness, fun, and campus community!

Don't miss a minute. Find out more about this special month of Working on Wellness together at the University of Southern Maine and get some great ideas on how your campus can create its own brand of coming together in support of happier and healthier lifestyles. Read More
 
Upcoming Events
SPRING 2017

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Your brand new University of Maine
System Wellness challenge is up and running, but there's still time to register before the April 10 deadline. 
 

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Looking for some helpful hints on how to tackle workplace issues? Your EAP Wednesday Webinars may be just the ticket!
 
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There's still time to qualify for the optimum health plan rate by completing your Level One Incentive. Act now! 
 
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SPRINGING FORWARD, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER...

It is highly recommended that you consult with your physician or health care provider before beginning any new exercise program.  This is especially true if you have heart disease, asthma or other lung disease, diabetes, kidney disease or arthritis.  Take it easy to start off even if you have been exercising regularly indoors over the winter.  Even a simple exercise such as walking can be very different outdoors with hard concrete, potholes, and cars when compared to the cushioned surface of a typical treadmill. 
  
For additional ways to start a healthy exercise program, schedule an appointment with your personal Health Coach by calling 1-855-580-2797.


Sincerely,

Your Wellness Team
The University of Maine System

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