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Getting Your Personalized
Health Risk Assessment

WakeWise Wellness would like to invite you to take a step toward a healthier you by taking part in Cigna's on-line Health Risk Assessment (HRA).  No matter which Cigna health insurance plan you signed up for; you and your spouse (if covered) can each have $50 added to your medical deductible accounts just for completing the assessment.  A Health Risk Assessment (HRA) is a questionnaire that asks about your current lifestyle and habits in various aspects of life, including health habits, physical activity, nutrition, injury prevention, and stress management. The confidential results of your HRA can be used to help set goals for healthy actions in your personal health plan and are provided to you immediately after you complete the assessment.

When you are filling out the Health Risk Assessment you'll see a place to put in some current Health Screening Information such as –your last blood pressure; total cholesterol level; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; triglyceride level; glucose level (fasting or non-fasting); and your height and weight.  Please have this information handy when you fill out the Health Risk Assessment.   If you haven't had a physical or a screening done within the last 6 months, we recommend that you schedule a physical with your doctor (physicals are FREE to members under our plans) and wait to complete the HRA when you have this information to put in.  You may choose to complete the HRA without the Health Screening Information but including it gives you a much more accurate picture of your health status.

To do this, go to www.mycigna.com, and register by creating a User ID and Password. If you are a first time user of mycigna.com, register your online account as follows: Click on the register button located on the home page, use your member number from your ID card or social security number to complete the employee information fields located on the “registration page.”

Once you are in the system, you will see the link to the confidential Health Risk Assessment on the right side of the page under the heading "I Want to...”   Click on this link and it will take you to the on-line assessment for your HRA. By completing the HRA you will receive a $50.00 credit toward your deductible for 2008.

You may also obtain an additional $50.00 credit toward your deductible by completing the Health Screening Acknowledgement Form verifying that you received your Health Screening Information from your doctor.

Access the Health Screening Acknowledgement form by clicking here or going to www.wakeemployees.com/wellness and clicking on “Submit your Screening Form.”  To complete this form you will need- your name; your CIGNA ID number or Social Security number; the date you received your information; and your doctor’s name.

Your participation is completely voluntary.  In addition to extra credit to your deductible, you will benefit from getting an accurate picture of your current health status and provide the health counselors at Cigna information to help furnish you with resources and assistance to help you make improvements in your health. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity for a positive start to a healthy 2008 and other WakeWise Wellness offerings in the coming year.