2019 Fall Live Well Workshop

2018 Fall Live Well Workshop Recap

  • SWWC hosted its annual Live Well Workshop on September 19, 2018. Employees from 26 different school districts and 20 different cities, counties, and other governmental agencies (CCOGA) attended the workshop held at SWWC in Marshall.

    Kari Bailey, Regional Wellness Coordinator, covered changes to the 2018-19 Live Well program for both the school district insurance pool and the CCOGA insurance pool. In addition, she presented on the all-new Wellness Coordinator Connection portal that will be used by pool members for funding approval and reimbursement requests for their site-based well-being activities and biometric screenings.

    Geoff Martinson from BCBSMN presented on the new Sharecare initiative and the Learn to Live program that will be available to groups upon renewal (January 1, 2019, for the CCOGA insurance pool and July 1, 2019, for the school insurance pool). He also reviewed the Blue365 discount program and Doctor on Demand.

    Rachelle Deutz, Registered Dietician for Hy-Vee Food Stores, presented on Healthy Eating Made Easy. She also talked about how the catering department at Hy-Vee incorporated some healthy substitutions into the lunch meal that was provided at the workshop.

    In the afternoon, participants learned about two more new programs:
    • Omada, a new and exciting diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention program - information presented by Liz Pittinger and Matt Dunn, and
    • SmartShopper, a health care shopping and savings program - information presented by Lara Newman of Vitals.

    For more information about the health insurance pools at SWWC, visit www.swsc.org/health.

2017 Live Well Conference

  • SWWC unveiled its new Live Well initiative, an offering through the Division of Risk Management, at its Annual Live Well Conference on Wednesday, September 13.  At SWWC, we know that employees spend a majority of their time at work.  That’s why we strive to help members of our Insurance Pool lay the groundwork in creating a culture of health in the workplace that supports overall wellbeing.  SWWC carefully crafted initiatives with the employer and the employee in mind; offering programmatic activities, employee incentives, onsite biometric screenings, and built-environment sustainability.  Kari Bailey, Regional Wellness Specialist for SWWC presented on the specifics of the program, and how to incorporate the five essential elements of wellbeing in to your employee wellness offerings.  Tish Kalla, Director of Educational Learning Centers for SWWC presented on how to incorporate self-care in to your professional life to help manage stress and maintain professionalism as an employee.  Attendees also heard from Dan Weir, SWWC Consultant, on the updates to the new BCBS platform and resources available online.

    School Attendees: Adrian, Buffalo Lake Hector/Stewart, Dawson Boyd, Fulda, GFW, HBC, Hendricks, Hutch, JCC, Lakeview, Lester Prairie, Lakeview, Litchfield, Lynd, Marshall, Monte, MCC, Redwood Area, RCW, Willmar, YME. 

    CCOGAs Attendees: Chippewa Co, City of Benson, City of Clara City/Clara City Nursing Home, City of Jackson, City of Lakefield, City of Madison, City of Marshall, City of New Prague, City of Stillwater, City of Willmar, City of Windom, Cottonwood Co, Jackson Co, Kandiyohi Co, Renville Co, SWMN Housing Partnership, Westbrook Public Utilities.