Employee Wellness Newsletter

September 2020

D300 Wellness Program

Welcome back! D300 cares about you and knows that your health and well-being have never been more critical. We are here to support you in your wellness goals. While navigating our new way of doing business due to COVID-19, we need to stay vigilant to adhering to our COVID-19 guidelines. As a reminder, we ask that you familiarize yourself with our COVID-19 guidelines and specifically, adhere to our Stay-at-Home Guidelines.

In our second year of our D300 Wellness efforts, we will continue to offer you comprehensive wellness programming that is focused on your physical health, mental health, financial health, and employee benefits. The program will include a variety of activities centered on these topics throughout the year. You will be awarded Wellness Points for your participation in the various activities with special recognition of our D300 Wellness Rewards Champions and “high-point” Warriors in May.

During September, we encourage all employees to complete your ‘free” annual health screening. There are three ways you can accomplish this by scheduling an appointment:

“On-Site” event at your base building;
At a Northwestern Medicine Remote Location; or
With your personal physician

As a reminder, all benefit-eligible employees are required to participate in the screenings.

September Wellness Activities

Physical Health

Health Screenings - (100 Wellness Points)

Onsite screenings will begin on September 18th. All employees are encouraged to participate. The screenings are NO COST TO YOU. Employees on the district health plan who obtain a Wellness screening or provide evidence of receiving a wellness screening from his/her physician will not incur a $240 Wellness surcharge. Read the Wellness Screening FAQs for more information.

Flu Shots On-Site - (20 Wellness Points)

In addition to the free Health Screenings, we will also be offering FREE Flu Shots to all employees. No registration is required and will be available while supplies last.

Health & Lifestyle Survey - (50 Wellness Points)

Employees who participate in the Northwestern Medicine Wellness Screening AND complete the Health & Lifestyle Survey on the nm.chcw.com Portal will earn 50 Wellness Points.

Fitness

Virtual Fitness Sessions - (5 Wellness Points)

Once again, we will be offering virtual fitness sessions. To register for any of the fitness sessions offerings, please visit the district web store.

Walking Program - (10 Wellness Points)

Check out our STEPember Walking Challenge Flyer to learn about our upcoming walking challenge and how to join us in walking to Oktoberfest in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Employee Benefits

Blue Cross Blue Shield - Well on Target - (5 Wellness Points)

All employees who are enrolled in Well on Target can earn 5 Wellness Points annually. If you have not signed up for Well on Target, this is a free service from BCBS that provides points for various wellness activities that can be used to get free items. To sign up, click on this link: Well on Target to receive tools for better health and well-being and some great rewards!

Mental Health

Virtual Mindfulness Sessions - (5 Wellness Points)

Please click on this link to learn more about participating and registering for our FREE mindfulness programs we will be offering. Sessions will include Weekday Morning Intention Setting sessions and our Work Related Stress series. We hope you will be able to join us for these free sessions to help you with any stress and anxiety you may be feeling.

Wellness Webinars - (5 Wellness Points)

For September, employees can viewing the Perspective Webinar – “Organizing your Workspace” to learn about creating and effective workspace and earn 5 Wellness Points.

Financial Health

Building a Basic Spending Plan - (5 Wellness Points)

Click on this link to learn about participating in the Building a Basic Spending Plan Webinar hosted by Kane County Credit Union.

Financial Fear Factor - (5 Wellness Points)

Click on this link to learn about participating in the Financial Fear Factor webinar hosted by Gallagher.

Own Your Future - (5 Wellness Points)

Click on this link to learn about participating in the Own Your Future Webinar hosted by Transamerica.

Upcoming

Online Open Enrollment for Insurance Benefits will be launched in October.

For more information about upcoming events, visit the Operations Portal-Wellness Program Haiku page or access our Wellness Calendar. If you have any questions about these offerings, please email us at D300Wellness@d300.org.

District 300

2550 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102

P: 847-551-8300 | F: 847-551-8413