March 20, 2008
Track Healthy Purdue apples with online checklist
The Healthy Purdue Web site is providing participants with an online checklist to track their apples as well as a chance to earn a red apple.
By reviewing the checklist, participants can make sure they are completing the necessary steps to earn the initial $150 incentive and the additional $250 incentive (both before taxes).
Purdue employees can access the checklist by going to www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue and clicking on "Check My Apples." Employees will use their Purdue career account and password to log in. Spouses and same-sex domestic partners must create their own career accounts by using the employee's Purdue ID.
Once logged in, participants will click on "Check My Apples" on the left-hand side to view the checklist. Some of the checked items are updated periodically with StayWell and Purdue information, and others are self-reported by the participants.
The site also connects people to online health awareness presentations that can be completed to earn a red apple. The topics are Blood Pressure Basics, Cholesterol: The Good and the Bad, Nutritious Choices for Busy Living, and Healthy Eating and You. New online offerings will be added throughout the year.
Participants can register for one of the presentations after logging in, selecting the Health Awareness category, and then scrolling down to view the online offerings. After viewing the presentation, participants will complete a short online quiz to earn credit for a red apple.
For more information about Healthy Purdue 2008, contact your campus wellness program:
-- West Lafayette: 49-45461, worklife@purdue.edu
-- Calumet: (219) 989-2709, lowry@calumet.purdue.edu
-- Fort Wayne: (260) 481-5748, tillapau@ipfw.edu
-- North Central: (219) 785-5519, tlaux@pnc.edu