May 18, 2009

Healthy Purdue 2009: Are you on track?

The user-friendly online tracking system for Healthy Purdue is now available, so participants can check their progress for 2009.

Those who complete four of six apples, as well as a wellness screening and HealthPath Questionnaire (HPQ), will earn a $200 medical plan premium reduction to be paid in equal installments through 2010.

To access the system, go to www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue and click "Check My Apples." Participants will log in with their career account and password, and then click "2009" under the "Check My Apples" heading on the left navigation bar.

Beside the name of each apple is a question mark, which links to additional information about that apple. From that page, users can click the "Instructions" link to view a presentation that walks them through how to complete that specific apple.

For the self-reported yellow and orange apples, users should click the "Confirm" button next to the appropriate apple to confirm completion. The orange apple cannot be self-reported until July 1.

For those who have not already completed the HPQ, go to www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue and click on the StayWell logo, or request a paper questionnaire by calling StayWell's HelpLine at (800) 926-5455.

Anyone with a question about Healthy Purdue should call their campus program:

* West Lafayette: (765) 494-5461, worklife@purdue.edu

* Calumet: (219) 989-2709, lowry@calumet.purdue.edu

* Fort Wayne: (260) 481-6647, tillapau@ipfw.edu

* North Central: (219) 785-5519, tlaux@pnc.edu