WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS & RESOURCES

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1 WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS & RESOURCES

2 At Tufts Health Plan, we know it s important to help our members achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Being at a healthy weight can improve your health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases, like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. Here is an overview of the programs and discounts we offer to help you get fit and stay healthy. Tools at mytuftshealthplan.com Register at mytuftshealthplan.com and get instant, secure access to your personal health plan information. You can use a variety of health and wellness tools to help you manage your weight. Personal Health Assessment (PHA) The PHA helps you learn whether you re making healthy choices. You can see how your choices are affecting your health, and what you can do to feel even better and live healthier. We encourage you to have your current health measures ready when you fill in the PHA, such as weight and blood pressure. The PHA will measure medical and lifestyle risk factors. Medical risk factors include: } body mass index (BMI) } blood pressure } cholesterol } triglycerides } glucose Lifestyle risk factors include: } physical activity } whether you eat enough fruits and vegetables } dietary fat } stress level } drinking alcohol } smoking 2

3 Free Lifestyle Coaching!* We offer specialized, one-on-one coaching to you after you ve completed a PHA if you meet certain characteristics related to weight, physical activity, stress, and risk for heart disease and diabetes. If you didn t complete your PHA, you can still enroll in lifestyle coaching - just visit mytuftshealthplan.com to enroll. Members work with coaches for up to 6 months to achieve health goals and to develop skills to use throughout their lives. You can work with a coach by phone or . Educational Resources Virtual Coaching Reach your health goals, big or small, working at your own pace with a virtual coach online! Improve your diet, manage stress, get more active, and more. Conversations Start a virtual conversation about your health! Get information and advice about your health to help you make smarter choices. Choose from topics like Healthy People Get Active, Sleeping Well, Beta Blockers & Your Heart, and Diabetes & A1c Testing. *Not available to all members. Please check your plan benefits to see if you qualify 3

4 Online Monthly Seminars Want to learn more about a health topic in 15 minutes? Try out monthly online seminars like Take Charge of Your Time, Reducing Diabetes Risk, or Eat Healthy Foods for Less!. Multi-media Web Content Other resources and tools available online include: } Nutrition Facts } Recipe Finder } Meal Planner } Fitness Planner with exercises } Progress Trackers (nutrition, exercise, weight) 4

5 Healthwise Knowledgebase The Healthwise Knowledgebase, available at mytuftshealthplan.com, offers support when you re thinking about making changes to your weight and your lifestyle. You can find answers to your health questions and access Learning Centers for information about specific topics. Learning Centers } Healthy Eating: get tips about nutrition, healthy eating, and physical activity. } Weight Management: Learn how to balance how much you eat with how much you exercise and get information about nutrition, how to maintain a healthy weight, weight loss, and health risks due to excessive weight. } Fitness and Exercise: how-to information about physical activity for everyone. Includes information on walking for wellness, reducing back pain, and maintaining a healthy weight. Interactive Tools } Do Your BMI and Waist Size Increase Your Health Risks? } How Many Calories Did You Burn? Educational Content } Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery } Obesity } Obesity: Should I Use a Diet Plan to Lose Weight? } Obesity: Should I Have Weight-Loss Surgery? } Obesity: Should I Take Weight- Loss Medicine? } Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity } Measuring Your Waist } Nutrition and Physical Activity } Nutrition, Making a Healthy Eating Plan } Overweight Child } Physical Activity as a Family: Quick Tips } Physical Activity at Home: Quick Tips } Physical Activity, Fitting into Your Day: Quick Tips } Weight Management 5

6 Member Discounts Tufts Health Plan offers discounts on a broad array of healthy extras to help you achieve your fitness, nutrition, and wellness goals. To learn more, go to mytuftshealthplan.com Æ My Coverage Æ Member Discounts Fitness Center Discounts Receive a 20% discount on your annual membership at any participating fitness center with no initiation or joining fee. Or pay a small co-payment at each visit for up to five visits a month. Some members can receive a fitness rebate of $150 or three months of membership, depending on plan design. All you have to do is be a member of both Tufts Health Plan and a qualifying fitness center for four consecutive months. The rebate applies one time per family, one time per year. Nutrisystem With Nutrisystem s 28-day program, you get breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks delivered right to your door. The meals and snacks offer the right amount of food and nutrition to help you with your weight loss goals. You can also work with weight loss counselors, and get activity plans, tools and trackers to help you stay on your program. Tufts Health Plan members receive the following discounts/benefits from Nutrisystem: } 12% discount off the current promotion price of the Core or Select program ($28 $43 monthly savings) } Plans for many lifestyle types, including vegetarians and diabetics Curves Discounts Get half-off your joining or initiation fee and one month s free membership after making 12 consecutive monthly membership payments at a participating Curves weight-loss center. 6

7 Jenny Craig Jenny Fits Your Life! Pick a program that works with you, not against you! With MyDays, a flexible, new weight loss choice that gives you the structure you need to stay on track and the freedom to live your life. Eat 5 days with Jenny and 2 days of your own healthy choices. Your consultant will help you find the program that fits your real life. As a Tufts Health Plan member, you can choose one of these discounted offers from Jenny Craig: } FREE 30-Day Program*, or } 50% off of the Jenny All Access Membership* Visit to register and unlock your discounts. Then call Jenny70 to get started. *Plus the cost of food. Plus the cost of shipping, if applicable. Valid at participating centers and through Jenny Anywhere. No cash value. One offer per person. Not valid with any other program offers or discounts. Restrictions apply. idiet With idiet s 12-week in-person or online program, you will receive step-by-step practical guidance, personalized support and advice from an idiet certified trained group leader. The idiet is scientifically designed to help make sure participants are hunger free and doing what it takes (following the menus, trying more cooking, making sure to eat the snacks) so they don t feel deprived. idiet is offering a 15% discount ($45 savings) to Tufts Health Plan members who are interested in enrolling in the Engage (entry level) or Advance (experienced dieter) idiet, an easy-tofollow program for healthy, long-term weight loss. Enrollment in the program includes: access to a full suite of useful tools such as the idiet book, supporting handouts, food samples, menus and recipes, educational videos, and web based support e.g. Weight Tracker. 7

8 Nutritional Counseling Receive a 25% discount on unlimited office visits with a Tufts Health Plan network registered dietician or licensed nutritionist. Registered dieticians and licensed nutritionists can provide preventive nutritional and dietary information, as well as professional counseling for safe weight management. ChooseHealthy.com Save up to 40% online for healthy products such as vitamins, supplements, energy bars, fitness videos, yoga products and more. Additional discounts include fitness and lifestyle coaching. The information and resources discussed in this guide are for educational purposes only and are not intended to replace the care that is being prescribed for you by your health care providers. We encourage you to share this information with your health care providers. Before beginning any new treatment, exercise, or nutrition regimen or if you have questions regarding a medical condition or treatment, always seek the advice of your health care provider, or in an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest medical facility. 705 Mount Auburn Street Watertown, MA WEIGHT-MANAGEMENT-6/15