Wellness Resources

Holiday Healthy Eating:

The American Heart Association Guide will help you through the holidays. Learn what to avoid, what to limit, and some great tips about holiday eating.

Making Mindfulness Accessible Quick Read

Now, mindfulness has become a more secular, widely recognized, and commonly used practice to manage physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health

• How to take advantage of the Two-Step Wellness Program premium incentive:

  • Complete the annual wellness exam and one other activity between September 1 and June 30.
  • Applies to employees AND covered spouses enrolled in the A&M Care Plan.
  • A premium reduction of $30 per month will be applied for each individual (you and your spouse) who completes the annual wellness exam and one other activity on your WebMD ONE personalized checklist by June 30.
  • Retirees and graduate students enrolled in the Grad Plan will automatically receive the lower premium.
  • You can verify your completion status for the wellness premium incentive by logging into or registering for your WebMD ONE account at webmdhealth.com/tamus.
  • New employees have a grace period of the current plan year, plus the next plan year.

  If you choose not to participate in the wellness premium incentive program, you will not receive the $30 premium reduction. Contact WebMD ONE member services if you believe you have completed a task, but the information is not reflected in your WebMD ONE account. Remember that it can take 6 to 8 weeks from the time of your wellness exam for the claim to process and the incentive to show on your account.

  *The alternate health assessment available on Well onTarget through Blue Access for Members (BAM) can also count toward your wellness credit but must be paired with your annual exam. The Well onTarget HA cannot be paired with any other activity for credit.

WebMD ONE: A Time and Place for Everything

Every snapshot is part of the big picture of your health at WebMD ONE. Wellness happens by finding the right balance for you.

The Texas A&M University System welcomes you to WebMD ONE where we can help you capture more moments of exercise and rest, solitude and social connection, and time spent caring for every part of your well-being. For more information about WebMD ONE visit the WebMD ONE TAMUS webpage.

With WebMD ONE you can:

• View your current wellness premium incentive status
• Access to contact information and links to your health benefits and wellness resources
• Access to your out-of-pocket spending and deductible anytime, anywhere
• Download a convenient on-the-go app experience
• Upload a digital insurance card
• Get personalized reminders when you are due for care
• Complete a Health Assessment to receive a report on where your current health stands
• Use Daily Habits to set and track well-being goals and take advantage of other resources that can help you discover health and happiness

Register at WebMD ONE TAMUS or download the Wellness At Your Side app to take advantage of all the free health resources WebMD ONE has to offer.

Free Fridays

Work out in the Island Hall gym recreation facilities at no charge and without a Dugan membership any Friday of the month during operating hours.

Walk for Wellness

Wrist band gives you unlimited access to the indoor walking track.

Employee Wellness Program

The Employee Wellness Program is designed for full-time, benefit eligible employees.  Ten employees are selected each semester to participate in the free Wellness Program.

Wellness Punch Pass

The pass provides full access to the Dugan Wellness Center.

Islander Rewards

Get rewarded for your workouts!  Employees who have automatic payroll deductions for the Dugan Wellness Center are automatically enrolled.

Work-Release Time

Faculty and Staff are granted 30 minutes of wellness release time per week, with supervisor approval.

Request Form:  https://wellness.tamucc.edu/wellness-release-time-request-form.pdf

Hike & Bike

Scenic Outdoor lighted trail.  Free to all campus members.

Campus Map:  https://www.tamucc.edu/community/hike_bike.html

2nd.MD

Get a 2nd opinion when facing a new diagnosis, possible surgery, or medication change.

Airrosti is a combination of highly targeted manual therapy with customized active rehab exercises to target and rapidly resolve the source of your soft tissue pain or injury. It is covered by a specialty copay.  It is a voluntary wellness program, so check with your wellness coordinator to see if there is an Airrosti program near you.

GIThrive is a benefit to help you maintain a healthy gut. A healthy gut helps maintain overall health, weight management, sleep quality, joint health, how we manage stress and anxiety, and more.

What can GIThrive do for you?

• Provide relief from common digestive issues. Do you experience gas? Bloating? Heartburn? The GIThrive app, together with a dedicated GIThrive Dietitian, can help you ease common symptoms without giving up all the foods you love.
• At-home gut microbiome kit and analysis ($150 value at no cost to you). Discover which bacteria are living in your gut, and work with a dedicated Dietitian to understand what that means for your health, based on the latest science.
• Relief from stress and anxiety. Your gut is where 95% of serotonin is produced – commonly known as the happiness hormone. GIThrive includes direct access to a Care Team that will share proven tools for managing stress and anxiety.
• Virtual visits with physicians. No co-pays, no commute, no waiting rooms. Complete care for digestive health symptoms and conditions. Access to physicians including internists and gastroenterologists, all through the app.

GIThrive is available to A&M System employees, spouses, retirees, or dependents with type 2 diabetes between the ages of 18 and 79 who are enrolled in an A&M care or J Plan. Graduate student employees enrolled in the Grad Plan and retirees enrolled in the 65 Plus Medicare Advantage Plan are not eligible. To check for eligibility and learn more, visit githrive.com/tamus.

If you experience chronic back, knee, hip, neck, or shoulder pain you might want to check out Hinge Health. This is a 12-week, coach-led digital musculoskeletal (MSK) program based on proven non-surgical care guidelines. It is delivered remotely using mobile and wearable technology.

Hinge Health is focused on 3 core pillars:

• Exercise Therapy –Wearable sensors and tablet provided for real-time movements feedback.
• Behavioral Health – Cognitive behavioral therapy and unlimited 1:1 coaching.
• Education – Personalized and interactive education curriculum.

Participants go through a clinical screening to determine eligibility. You can submit the screening questionnaire at https://hingehealth.com/ if you are interested in the program. Your eligible Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance plan will cover the program cost if you are accepted.

View the Hinge Health flyer.

*Only available to A&M System employees, retirees, and their spouses enrolled in the A&M Care, 65 plus, and J plans.

Livongo is a program specifically for those diagnosed with Type I or Type II diabetes or hypertension. You will be contacted by Livongo if you are determined to be eligible for the program. You cannot apply to join the program without being contacted.
The Livongo diabetes program includes:

• An advanced meter
• Unlimited strips and lancets
• 24/7 support from Livongo Expert Coaches

The Livongo hypertension program includes:

• Free, connected blood pressure monitor
• Better blood pressure management
• Personalized support

For more information, visit the Livongo website.

*Only available to A&M System employees, retirees, and their spouses enrolled in the A&M Care, 65 plus, and J plans.

MDLive

Virtual Visits is a new feature provided by MDLive through your Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plan.

This digitally-based solution provides cost-effective health care for simple, non-emergency medical and behavioral health conditions 24/7/365. It gives patients access to doctors and therapists in private, secure and confidential environments via telephone, online video or mobile app - no matter where the member lives. 

Members select their doctor from a large, national virtual visit network and access customer support 24/7. When appropriate, prescriptions can be sent instantly to the member's pharmacy of choice. Behavioral health consultations are available by appointment and video only.

Virtual Visits are included in the A&M Care plans with a $20 copay.

For more information, contact BCBSTX at 1-866-295-1212.

Omada is a digital lifestyle change program to help reduce the risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. Omada brings together the individualized attention of professional health coaches with a researched curriculum and manageable but powerful goals.

• It helps connect the dots between knowing how to get healthy and doing it.
• You get the support and tools you need, including an interactive program, wireless scale, health coach, and more.

Participants go through an application process to determine eligibility. Both the program and shipping are free to you if you are accepted into the program, and enrolled in the above health plans. Visit the TAMUS Omada Health website to take the one-minute risk screener to find out if you are eligible to apply. For more information, visit the TAMUS Omada Health website.

*Only available to A&M System employees, retirees, and their spouses enrolled in the A&M Care, 65 plus, and J plans.

Your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) health plan includes tools to support you throughout your pregnancy and  afterwards. You can use the Ovia Pregnancy app to help you learn to take good care of yourself and your baby.

The app is customized just for you. Use it to:

• Track your symptoms, sleep, weight and more
• Get updates on your progress and your baby’s growth
• Explore helpful articles, videos and health tips
• Check the safety of food and medicines
• Connect with registered nurses about questions or concerns you may have

Ovia Fertility features a fertility tracker, ovulation calculator and cycle calendar. Ovia Pregnancy monitors pregnancy and baby’s growth week by week. It also shares clinical information with BCBSTX in cases where members are identified as experiencing a high-risk pregnancy. Ovia Parenting helps chart a child’s developmental milestones from birth through three years old and includes a feature for logging daily feedings, diaper changes and sleep patterns. Available to all employees, retirees and their covered dependents enrolled in the A&M Care, 65 Plus and J plans. During sign-up, make sure to choose “I have Ovia Health as a benefit.” Then select BCBSTX as your health plan and enter TAMUS as your employer name.

Silver Sneakers

The Texas A&M University System offers a fitness program for retirees age 65 and older. The Healthways SilverSneakers® Fitness program is the nation’s leading fitness program designed exclusively for older adults.  This program provides A&M System retirees a free, basic fitness membership with access to 15,000 classes in 13,000 locations nationwide. For more information view the Silver Sneaker Flyer.

We encourage tobacco users to seek assistance through any of the tobacco-cessation resources below.

For information on many of our programs, view the BCBSTX Health Program flyer.

Well onTarget is a health and wellness resource provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas through your Blue Access for Members (BAM) account. Log into BAM and click Well onTarget under the quick links to find the alternate HA, self-instructed courses on a variety of wellness topics such as stress, nutrition, and improving your sleep. Work with a wellness coach, or earn Blue Points for completing healthy activities.

Well onTarget Flyer

Wondr Health is a program offered to you by your A&M System health plan that helps participants lose weight and decrease the risk factors for metabolic syndrome. It is based on behavior modification instead of dieting.

There is no cost to use the program. To participate in Wondr Health, a member must be an employee, spouse, or dependent that is 18 years or older enrolled in the A&M Care, 65 PLUS plan and/or J plans. Your eligibility will be determined through a Wondr Health application process.

Get your life back–and leave diabetes behind. Virta is a virtual clinic that helps members create plans for better health with support from healthcare clinicians, coaches, and digital health tools. With Virta, you can reverse type 2 diabetes, lose weight, reduce medications, and save money.

What Virta members receive:

• A nutrition therapy plan backed by clinical research
• Tips to make meals tasty and healthier
• Personalized clinician care and coaching
• Daily support via mobile/desktop app
• Meter, scale, and testing supplies

Am I eligible?
The A&M System fully covers the cost of Virta (valued at over $3,000) and is available to A&M System employees, spouses, retirees, or dependents with type 2 diabetes between the ages of 18 and 79 who are enrolled in the A&M Care or J Plan. Graduate student employees enrolled in the Grad Plan and retirees enrolled in the 65 Plus Medicare Advantage Plan are not eligible. Some medical conditions would exclude patients from the Virta treatment. To check for eligibility and learn more, visit virtahealth.com/join/tamus.

You have a choice of additional optional retirement plans which are intended to supplement your mandatory retirement plan (TRS or ORP) as a Texas A&M University System employee. More information can be found on the Retirement Programs website.

Periodically, our retirement vendors post financial webinars about saving for retirement, asset planning, and more. Vendor websites are also located on the Retirement Programs website.

1. Go to TAMU.PerksConnect.com

2. Select "HOWDY" from the drop-down. 

3. Click "Continue".

4. If this is your first time, click on "activate your account now" complete your profile information and click "submit".

5. If you have already registered, simply log in with your username and password.

6. Select a category and start saving!

7. Print your downloadable card here.

Information on the new app, PerksConnect Plus, can be found here. 

If you have questions, call toll-free (866) 671-3322 or email.

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If you have received a discount from a vendor, not on this list or you are a vendor seeking to offer TAMU-CC employee discounts, please call PerksConnect at 1.888.836.7686.

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A&M-CC does not endorse or recommend the services and products of these vendors and the information is subject to change without notice.

AT&T 
1-866-355-8923
Click here to view discounts.

Sprint
1-866-639-8354

T-Mobile
1-866-464-8662

Verizon Wireless
1-866-369-0403

When you get ready to take advantage of these discounts, be sure to confirm what you will need to verify your employment – usually, it’s a payslip, business card, or university identification card.

Dell Computers

Achieve more with up to a $150 Dell Promo eGift Card* with the purchase of a recommended PC $699+. Offer cannot be combined with other discounts or coupons. The Recommended Solutions include your discount for your organization.

Meal Plans for Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff can get all-you-can-eat meals at an employee discount. For more questions, contact the SandDollar office at (361)825-5978, log on to mysanddollars.tamucc.edu, or download the G.E.T. mobile app to purchase a meal plan or check the balance. The payroll deduction form can be found here.

Tickets At Work

TicketsatWork is the leading Corporate Entertainment Benefits provider, offering exclusive discounts, special offers, and access to preferred seating and tickets to top attractions, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets, hotels, and much more. TicketsatWork is a unique benefit offered exclusively to companies and their employees. Click here for monthly highlights.

Wells Fargo

Work At Home Software

When you get ready to take advantage of these discounts, be sure to confirm what you will need to verify your employment – usually it’s a payslip, business card, or university identification card.

Must be enrolled in an Insurance Program to be Eligible for Benefits

Well on Target

Provides Discounts for Wellness Related Products through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

• 24/7 Nurseline
• Fitness Program Discounts
• Wellness Coaching

Delta Dental Participants

Hearing Aids discount through Amplifon

P|1-888-779-1429

 The Hartford (Life Insurance) (Beginning September 1, 2020)

• Travel Assistance
• ID Theft and Protection Services
• Assistance with Evidence of Insurability Questions
• Assistance with Beneficiary Questions Under Texas Law
• Death Claim Support
• Advice on Special Circumstances such as Accelerated Death Benefits

P|1-833-867-5300 M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sat 8 a.m.-12 p.m..

• Funeral Planning P|1-866-854-5429

Online tools and live support to help guide you through key decisions.  It allows for pre-planning, and documentation of wishes, and even offers costs comparison of funeral-related expenses.

www.everestfuneral.com/hartford

P|1-866-854-5429

• Beneficiary Assist Counseling Services

Unlimited phone contact with a counselor, attorney, or financial planner and 5 face-to-face sessions for up to a year from the date of claim. P|1-800-411-7239

• Estate Guidance Will services

Create a free will online-backed by online support from a licensed attorney.    There is no fee to create your will. Contact Benefits@tamucc.edu for code.

Cigna (Long-Term Disability)

• Weight Management
• Vision and Hearing Care
• Tobacco Cessation
• Chiropractic, massage, and alternative medicine
• Mind/Body
• Fitness and Yoga
• Vitamins, health, and nutrition

https://my.cigna.com

P|1-800-258-3312

• Identity Theft

Free annual credit reports.  Assistance with credit card fraud and financial or medical identity theft.  Help with emergencies while traveling, including translation services.

P|1-888-226-4567

• Will Preparation

Assistance with last will and testament, living wills, health care power of attorney, financial power of attorney, medical authorizations for minors, and estate and funeral planning information.

 

Headway

The easiest way to get quality in-network mental health care.

How Headway Works

BCBSTX has partnered with Headway, a virtual and in-person mental health care provider group, to offer talk therapy and medication management with a digital booking system on Headway.co

Headway delivers seamless access to high-quality, personalized mental health care using
software to improve member experience and outcomes. TAMUS members can access Headway directly through their benefits with BCBSTX.

How TAMUS members access to care on Headway:

1. BCBSTX Provider Finder: https://my.providerfinderonline.com/ and www.headway.co
2. Custom TAMUS landing page: www.headway.co/m/tamus

To view a Demo and get more information visit the Employee Perks page: https://www.tamucc.edu/human-resources/benefits/perks.php

University Cup Portal to Enter Activities

University Cup Point Details

Email Address for Assistance is Wellness@tamucc.edu.

Walk for Wellness, Free Friday, Well Punch Passes, and Islander Rewards enrollment is at the Recreational Sports Center Office, located in the Dugan Wellness Center.

For more information, please email Wellness@tamucc.edu.

Work/Life Solutions is provided by GuidanceResources® and offers free counseling, legal and financial consultations, work-life assistance, and crisis intervention services to all our employees and their household family members. Services offered include confidential emotional support, work-life solutions, legal guidance, financial resources, and online support.

• Visit the GuidanceResources website
• Download the GuidanceNow app for iOS or Android
• TAMUS Web ID: TAMUS

Phone Numbers:
Active Employees: 1-866-301-9623
Retirees: 1-833-306-0105
Qatar: 00800.100.071

Resources
Work Life Solutions flier
Work Life Solutions FAQ

Well onTarget is a health and wellness resource provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas through your Blue Access for Members (BAM) account. Log into BAM and click Well onTarget under the quick links to find the alternate HA, self-instructed courses on a variety of wellness topics such as stress, nutrition, and improving your sleep. Work with a wellness coach, or earn Blue Points for completing healthy activities. View the Well onTarget Flyer.