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.

ERGONOMICS RESOURCES

Your health and safety are important to us. Learn how incorporating ergonomics into your workday can help you by clicking here.

HIP CHALLENGES

New Q3 Challenges: Keep on track with goals by engaging in challenges that focus on Budgeting Your Way to Healthy Food, Water Safety, Resiliency, and Working with Multi-Generations: COVID Edition!

  • 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.)

 

Wellness AtoZ Challenges

Participate in Wellness A-Z "Live Well Now, Adjusting to Transition". This challenge offers tools and resources about working from home or returning to work, coping with stress, relaxation, staying healthy and more, to support your health and wellbeing during this critical time.

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!

Weekly newsletters

4/5/2020 | Staying Active at Home - Learn more about best practices for staying active while staying at home, like creating a new workout routine. View the newsletter. 

4/13/2020 | Social Distancing - Learn techniques to maintaining strong relationships while social distancing. View the newsletter.

4/20/2020 | Hydration - Learn more about tips for hydration, infused water recipes and hydrating foods and drinks that can assist you in keeping healthy during this uncertain time. View the newsletter

4/27/2020 | Working From Home - Learn more about best practices for working from home, building a foundation for healthy living, and healthy recipes for foods you can make at home. View the newsletter.

5/4/2020 | Family Activities - Learn more about activities to spice up your routine with fun and safe activities. View the newsletter.

5/11/2020 | Working From Home with Kids - Learn tips to balance your work, your kids and their school work. View the newsletter.

5/18/2020 | Sun Protection - Learn tips to shop for sunscreen and take care of your skin. View the newsletter.

5/26/2020 | Transitioning Back to Work - Learn 5 quick tips to manage stress and your health as you move back into the workplace. View the newsletter.

 

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. 
     

Webinars

COPING WITH PANDEMIC ANXIETY AS KIDS RETURN TO SCHOOL

The start of the school year during the COVID-19 pandemic is filled with uncertainties and concerns causing understandable stress for many parents and caretakers. ComPsych is pleased to offer a free wbinar designed to help people cope with emotions and anxiety in response to school during the pandemic. 

Register for one of the two sessions:

If you can't make the live webinar, we will post the recording to the Classes page so you can view it at any time.

ComPsych has also created a digital toolkit and a series of resource guides for families and teachers. Resources are available through the Resource Guide and through the digital toolkit.

Watching a live or 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.

 

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:

 

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.

    Carrier Resources

    HAPPIFY

    Happify is a digital self-guidance tool (APP) that promotes emotional health and well-being. It tracks different goals such as: overcoming negative thoughts, coping better with stress, overcoming insecurities and building self-confidence. The tracking methods include articles, science-based activities and games that guide individuals to see more positive aspects of daily life.

    By participating, you can earn points to be entered to win valuable prizes each month while building the skills that can help you improve your mood, your outlook and your health. Learn more information about Happify before downloading the app here.

    You can sign up and download the free app today here. 

    HEALTHY REWARDS DISCOUNT PROGRAM

    The Healthy Rewards Discount Program is a value-added health and wellness discount program offered by Cigna that allows members to pay discounted rates for services, without claim forms or physician referrals. This program can assist members in improving their health engagement and health outcomes through affordability. These discounts include low-cost fitness center memberships, reduced pricing on yoga, fitness and wellness products, reduced rates on complementary and alternative medicines, and much more. 

    Cigna members may access the Healthy Rewards Discount Program offers by accessing myCigna.com or by downloading the myCigna App, available on Apple and Android devices.

    CIGNA TELEHEALTH CONNECTION

    Cigna Telehealth Connection allows members to get the care that they need for a wide range of minor conditions, including most prescriptions. Now you can connect with a board-certified doctor via video chat or phone, without leaving your home or office. When, where, and how it works best for you!

    Cigna provides members with access to two telehealth services as part of your medical plan, AmWell and MDLIVE. You can register and connect to both through myCigna.com, with no separate login needed. Or download the myCigna App and members will be able to access both telehealth providers as well. 

    For more information about the telehealth services offered by Cigna, please click here. 

    HEALTHY OPTIONS - AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

    Did you know that myCigna.com and the myCigna App can also connect you with support tools and services that can help its members get healthier while saving money? These resources are available whenever a member may need them and at no additional cost. 

    Some of these tools and resources are detailed in this flyer.

    SANVELLO

    Sanvello is a top-rated self help app that uses clinically validated techniques, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), to help dial down the symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. It can enable individuals to relieve symptoms and build life skills that can reduce potential high-cost interventions through daily mood tracking, personalized progress, coping tools and much more. You can escape to Sanvello whenever you need to, track your progress and stay until you feel better.

    The Sanvello app is available to United Healthcare members at no extra cost as part of their plan's behavioral health benefits. The app is available for download on Android or Apple devices. Find out more information about Sanvello and all that it has to offer here.