NC HealthSmart Health Tip
Take Your Personal Health Assessment Today
Login to NC HealthSmart's Personal Health Portal where you can take a Personal Health Assessment (PHA) and receive a Personal Action Plan; explore condition centers, like back pain or diabetes; and learn about lifestyle programs, such as ways to improve your nutrition. |
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. For more information and tips on managing your symptoms and controlling your asthma, click here. |
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 NC HealthSmart's New Personal Health Portal
NC HealthSmart's new Personal Health Portal is now available. You can access these updated tools from the State Health Plan Web site. The New Personal Health Portal offers many great new features and tools including:
- The Personal Health Assessment which provides a Personal Action Plan that will fit your health needs and your lifestyle.
- HealthMedia®Wellness Modules:
- Breathe - smoking cessation
- Balance - weight management
- Nourish - nutrition improvement
- Relax - stress management
- Back - back pain prevention and management
- Healthwise® Knowledgebase
- Information on over 6,000 health topics
- Information about medical tests and procedures
- Information about everyday health and wellness topics
- Other tools, such as Smoke-u-lator, Personal Cookbook,
e-mail, symptom diary and medication lists
When you use the new Personal Health Portal, you will have the ability to request NC HealthSmart Health Coaching message services through the site's private and secure messaging center. In addition, your Health Coach can bookmark links for you and send messages directly to your Personal Health Portal Inbox!
You can access the new Personal Health Portal at www.shpnc.org and click on NC HealthSmart; then click on Personal Health Portal. You will need to register one time to access your new Personal Health Portal.
Does the new Personal Health Portal have a Health Risk Assessment (HRA)?
The Personal Health Portal offers a Personal Health Assessment (PHA). The PHA is similar to an HRA in that it starts with a short survey that asks you simple questions about your health. What makes it different from a HRA is that it focuses on the areas of your health that you can change - such as how much you exercise or how you can improve your eating habits - not on the things about your health you can't change. The PHA includes a virtual guide to help you through the experience. Once you complete the survey, you will be able to print out a Personalized Health Action Plan, tailored just for you based on your answers. This Action Plan will provide you with information on the three areas of your health where you can make the biggest difference -- if you take action now. We encourage you to make the healthy changes you are ready to make.
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The STAR Initiative
 The State Health Plan recently announced an innovative, voluntary wellness program in North Carolina's public schools. The "Staff Together Achieving Results," or STAR initiative, is a unique collaboration of six education and health partners from the public and private sectors, working to support North Carolina public schools. STAR focuses on strengthening the health of public school personnel and supporting a healthy school environment for teachers, staff and -- by example -- students.
The STAR initiative was launched on April 22 at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and received extensive media coverage.
Click here to read more about the STAR initiative on this month's Executive Administrator's Corner at www.shpnc.org. | |
Free Generic Nicotine Replacement Therapy Patches
Over-the-counter (OTC), generic nicotine replacement therapy patches are covered under the pharmacy benefit. State Health Plan members can receive coverage for a 10-week course of therapy per year. To participate, members must obtain a prescription from their physician for over-the-counter, generic nicotine replacement therapy patches.
Click here to find out how to obtain your free patches, or call the NC Quitline at 1-800-784-8669. Members need to have their ID number when they call. The copay waiver will be valid at a participating network pharmacy approximately two business days after the physician or Quitline alerts pharmacy services.
For more information about this benefit, members can contact the pharmacy customer service line at 800-336-5933. |
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Annual Enrollment Update
The North Carolina State Health Plan 2008 annual enrollment was completed on April 25. Members chose from three Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan options.
As you are aware, the Indemnity plan will no longer be offered, effective July 1, 2008.
Thank you for your ongoing support and assistance in ensuring a smooth transition for our members during this 2008 annual enrollment.
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