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Participants can *earn points through a variety of actions taken below each 3-month period in order to earn that period's $75 (taxable) reward in your paycheck:

• Annual Assessments*
• Staying Healthy
• Social Engagement
• Self-Care & Mindfulness
• Active Lifestyle
• Balanced Nutrition
• Money Management
• Quarterly Challenges*

All points earned in a *single period must be recorded on the website by the following dates below:

Wellness Year September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025

• Deadline 1
  Earn at least 125 pts from September 1 - November 30, 2024
• Deadline 2
  Earn at least 125 pts from December 1 - February 28, 2025
• Deadline 3
  Earn at least 125 pts from March 1 - May 31, 2025
• Deadline 4
  Earn at least 125 pts from June 1 - August 31, 2025

*Wellness Program participants cannot add activities completed during a different period to the current period's point(s) total.

• For example, if a participant takes part in a Wellness Challenge during February (worth 50 points), they cannot enter the Wellness Challenge information during April, since April is part of a different period.

Please log all activities no later than August 31, 2025 for this current wellness year. No exceptions will be made.

Benefit-eligible employees have the opportunity to earn the periodic $75 (taxable) reward in your paycheck. To receive the reward you must:

• Be a benefit-eligible employee
• Register with Empower Health
  • Create new account:
    1. Visit  (it is not necessary to enter .com at the end)
    2. Complete the "New User" fields and enter the client code: loyolaehs
    3. Enter the verification code that you receive via email
    4. Please let us know if you have any questions.
• You must earn 125 points each period from actions taken for good health to receive the reward. These points must be logged during the period in which the activity took place. See the "Recording Points - Due Dates" section.
• Wellness rewards are taxable income

Faculty and staff must log in to the website and enter completed activities to earn points for wellness rewards.

Empower Health is our corporate wellness program provider. Empower Health administers Loyola's wellness program and our annual Biometric Screenings and flu shots for faculty and staff members during annual Open Enrollment.

The following courses are some examples of eligible  participants can complete in order to accumulate Wellness Program points:

• Appreciating Diversity
• Biometric Results - Next Steps
• Money Matters
• Pay Yourself First
• Project Management - Introduction
• Responsible Communication

For an exhaustive list, please visit the EMERGE course registration .

Earn points when you receive preventive care services, such as:

• Annual physicals
• Immunizations
• Breast exams/mammograms
• Colonoscopy
• Prostate exams
• STI testing
• Smoking cessation
• Obesity screening and counseling
• Pap smears
• Domestic violence screening and counseling
• Screenings for diabetes and other lab procedures

Preventive care services are covered at 100% when employees are enrolled in a ºÚÁÏÃÅmedical plan option and are covered 100% when using an in-network Aetna physician.

• Please keep in mind that if any diagnoses are made during the wellness exam, the wellness exam is no longer covered at 100%
• For more information on wellness exams and exams covered at 100%, please review the Benefits Booklet located in the Resources section (upper right) or 

Empower Health can be reached at 866-367-6974 or at support@empowerhealthservices.com