COVID-19

HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES FOR COVID-19

• Welcome to the Wellness COVID-19 response page filled with information and resources for your health and well being during this unprecedented time.
• For information on COVID-19 testing and treatment, telehealth services, sick leave/FMLA, FSAs, and critical assistance from government agencies, please visit benefitoptions.az.gov/covid-19.

HIP CHALLENGES

• HIP is a program designed to promote healthy lifestyle choices and preventive health activities for State of Arizona employees -- it's a great way to improve your overall health and well-being. 
• Participants must accumulate a minimum of 500 points to earn an incentive, up to $200. 
• To register for the HIP Program, choose from the following:
  • Visit totalwellbeing.az.gov and click "Register".
  • Visit your app store and download “MyHealth By Telligen." (Telligen is our HIP portal vendor.)

Eating Well During Social Distancing and Quarantining

Most of us are facing a new way of life that consists of social distancing, remote work/homeschooling, quarantine, and empty aisles/lack of selection at the grocery stores. This might lead many of us to abandon our healthy eating habits. By practicing five simple strategies, you can maintain healthy eating habits as best as possible to help keep your immune system in good working order. And you can earn one point per week for practicing any one of the listed strategies for three days out of the week, for up to twelve points!

Kick Up Your Fitness

If your gym has shut its doors to promote social distancing, your fitness routine may become challenging to upkeep. Try some workouts in your house or take them outside during this time. You can earn one point per week and up to twelve points when you Kick Up Your Fitness! 

Wellness AtoZ Challenges

• Find Balance Through Structure
  • Adjusting to our new (temporary) way of life due to COVID-19 takes some extra thought and planning. When you create or adjust your structured schedule this quarter, you can earn ten points! 
• Maintaining Mindfulness
  • Working from home? Quarantining with your family? During this time especially we all need to practice not getting into our heads and worrying about things that are out of our control. Earn ten points this quarter when you continue to practice being mindful during this changing time!
• Keep Connected
  • Social activity is vital to our mental health and brings positivity to our physical health. During the COVID-19 outbreak, it is important that we limit or remove physical contact with others to help stop the spread, but that does not mean that we can't be social! Earn ten points this quarter when you keep connected!

To log your points for completing these challenges, visit totalwellbeing.az.gov and follow the steps. 

WELLNESS AtoZ 

Wellness AtoZ is an initiative of the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation aimed at making Arizona and the Greater Phoenix region known as a destination for healthy living. To assist in achieving this objective, there is a weekly LiveWELL Now Newsletter sent out to help you and your family stay healthy and well.  Ideas for staying healthy in mind, body and spirit in while facing the challenges of this uncertain time, activities for you and your family, healthy recipes and more!

Wellness AtoZ Day - May 17

• Wellness AtoZ Day, recognized by the State of Arizona and Governor Doug Ducey, is a day to acknowledge the positive health and wellness opportunities that Arizona has to offer.
• On this day, May 17th, we celebrate physical activity and healthy lifestyles. We encourage everyone to practice health and wellness virtually by participating in one or more activities with our partner organizations to promote health and wellness.
• Wellness AtoZ Day celebrates the anniversary of the Wellness AtoZ initiative launched in 2017.
• Check out the activities below to learn how you can get involved with this virtual Wellness AtoZ Day!
• Share your activities with us and tag Wellness AtoZ using #WellnessAtoZDay2020!
   
• Activities
  • At home work-in with Planet Fitness
  • Donate blood with the American Red Cross
  • Practice Mindfulness with M2 Well-Being
  • Tune in to a live cooking demo with Nuuaria Health & Wellness

EAP/COMPSYCH 

EAP/COMPSYCH SERVICES

• You may feel anxiety or stress about COVID-19, and we want to remind you of the services of our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) called ComPsych.
• You and your family members can access counseling at no cost by calling 1-877-327-2362 or visiting guidanceresources.com.
• Enter company code HN8876C to register. 
   

Webinar: Navigating your work from home transition due to the coronavirus

• Allow a ComPsych Expert Trainer to offer you tips and answer questions about working from home. This can include adjusting to being out of the office, creating an ideal work-from-home space, and other helpful tips for a remote employee. 
• Click here and register to access the webinar. 
• To access closed captioning for the webinar, login to the event here.

You can also access a variety of other COVID-19 webinar recording links with closed captioning below:

• Being an Effective Manager During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Coping with Uncertainty about COVID-19
• Managing Anxiety and Worry During the COVID-19 
• Self-Isolating Together: How to Get Along With Your Partner and Kids During COVID-19
• Tools to Handle COVID-19 Related Stress
• Why Can't I Stop Eating? How Our Emotions Impact Our Eating During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Watching a recorded webinar qualifies you for 25 HIP points. You may earn points for four webinars per year. However, you may watch as many webinars as you like. To earn points, be sure to login to the HIP website and accept the HIP-sponsored seminar/webinar as a challenge, then follow the steps to add the points.

Click here for a digital tool kit provided by ComPsych with further information, more resources and recorded webinar sessions to help cope with the uncertainty of our current situation. 

DAILY LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH MINDFULNESS RESOURCES

Below are some helpful resources from the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program that can assist households in maintaining a safe and healthy environment during this time. 

Mental Health Matters!

• Do you find your mind constantly going without ever taking a pause? Take a mental break and nourish your mind!
• Join the ASU Center for Mindfulness for daily meditations at 12 pm or watch the recordings here. 

Keeping Families Safe and Healthy during the Stay at Home Order

• With the stay-at-home order in effect across the state and schools closing for the remainder of the year, many people are facing a variety of new challenges that will likely be impacting their health, stress levels, productivity and overall wellbeing.
• Each person has their own unique situation, but there are a few tips that can help any family stay safe and healthy both mentally and physically:
  • While you hope you and your loved ones will stay healthy, make a plan for how you will manage if someone gets sick.
  • If you have children at home, have a plan for how you will care for them each day now that schools are closed.
  • Set realistic expectations and take things one day at a time. Find ways to cope with stress that will make you, your loved ones and your community stronger: take a walk, watch a movie, play a family game, video chat with friends or family, etc.
• Click here for more information from the CDC regarding a household checklist, if you have animals, stress and coping, or caring for children.

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