Center for Healthy Living celebrates 3-year anniversary, extends hours

The Center for Healthy Living on Purdue's West Lafayette campus will begin offering extended hours for medical visits today (Feb. 15). February 2016 marks the center's third anniversary.

"We have been gathering feedback and working on behalf of our faculty and staff to continue to provide the highest quality, most convenient services possible at our center," says Eva Nodine, director of benefits in Human Resources. "Through the Healthy Boiler initiative, we have received additional feedback that extending the hours of service for appointments and providing more availability for same-day appointments are what employees need and we are excited to make that happen this year." 

As of today, the hours at the center will be 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Lab hours will remain the same, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

In recognition of the three years of success on the West Lafayette campus, it's a good time to remind employees of the many valuable resources available at the center, including high-quality health care offered at a great value, Nodine says.

Clients of the center have access to a full-service health center, including preventive care services as well as same-day sick visits, with expert services provided by health care professionals as part of the holistic, team approach that is at the heart of the center. They include:

* Physicians
* Nurse practitioners
* Medical assistants
* On-site Mid America Clinical Labs Tier 1 lab
* Phlebotomist

In addition, no-cost wellness programs are offered at the center and include employee assistance counseling, health coaching, medication therapy management, tobacco cessation and more. No-cost workshops on a variety of topics are offered through the year as well. Center for Healthy Living workshops are free for benefits-eligible faculty and staff and spouses/same-sex domestic partners and adult dependents covered on a Purdue medical plan. Workshops are designed to educate attendees and improve their overall health. These programs do not require a referral.

For more information on the multitude of services offered at the center, visit the center online. To learn more about the Healthy Boiler initiative or to provide feedback, visit the Healthy Boiler website. For additional details on the Healthy Boiler Committee and its focus groups, see the recent Purdue Today article.

For medical consultation after hours or on weekends, employees can contact the Anthem NurseLine at 888-279-5449 for assistance.