Health 1st brochure - Medical Center Intranet

Health 1st serves as an umbrella
program to promote existing
programs at MUSC and across the state
to improve employee wellness. Some of
these programs include the following:
AhA: GoRed - Go to www.goredforwomen.org to learn
about initiatives to improve your heart to live a stronger,
longer life.
Employee Assistance Program - This confidential
free service is available to help you deal with difficult
personal, family and work related problems and offers
four free counseling sessions a year. For details, call
792-2848 or visit www.musc.edu/medcenter/eap.
Employee Health Services - This group manages the
occupational health care needs of employees of the MUSC,
MUHA, UMA and other entities per contract. Call 792-
2991 or visit www.musc.edu/ehs for details.
Pastoral Care - Offers services to the spiritual and
religious concerns of patients, families and staff. Call 792-
9464 or go to www.musc.edu/pastoralcare.
MUSC Weight Management Center - This center
offers resources to lose weight and the support to keep it
off. Employee discounts and payroll deduction plans are
available for all MUSC, MUHA, and UMA employees. Call
792-2273 for a free consultation or log on to
www.muschealth.com/weight.
MUSC Wellness Center - This center is more than a
health club focusing on the development of total
well-being and dedicated to the promotion of healthy
lifestyles. For details, go to www.musc.edu/hsc.
University Risk Management - Provides
ergonomic risk analysis of your work site and offers prevention
and control strategies, free to requesting departments.
Call 792-3604 for details.
SC Employee Insurance Program - Check out www.
eip.sc.gov/prevention for a range of important information
on your policy including the latest benefits information,
wellness newsletter and health tips.
Healthy SC - Go to www.healthysc.gov to find healthy
initiatives and events going on across the state as well as
useful information and tips on healthy lifestyles.
weight loss and smoking cessation
programs: insurance assistance
The following results were taken from a recent survey
of 3,283 MUSC employees (22% male and 78% female):
• 55% are overweight or obese.
• nearly 60% of employees reported exercising only
sometimes or not at all.
• those who are overweight are 6 times more likely
to have diabetes
• those who are overweight are 4.5 times more likely
to have high blood pressure
State Health Plan
Call 800-925-9724 and ask to speak to a
coordinator to get involved in the Blue Cross Weight
Management program.
BlueChoice
To get involved in their weight management program,
call 1-800-327-3183 ext. 25541 or visit
www.BlueChoice.com.
CIGNA
Participate in the Healthy Rewards program and
receive discounts on weight loss programs and local
gyms. Call 1-866-417-7848 or log on to
www.cigna.com for details.
tobacco Cessation Assistance
State Health Plan and Blue Choice:
Call 1-866-QUIT4LIFE
Cigna: Call 1-866-417-7848
MUSC Employee Wellness Program
Health1st@musc.edu
www.musc.edu/medcenter/health1st
(843) 792-1245
Health 1 st
promoting the health and well-being
of the MUSC community

Health 1st, the MUSC Employee Wellness Program,
has been developed to promote the health and wellbeing
of the MUSC community. It is jointly funded
by the Medical University and the University Medical
Center. This growing program focuses on
• physical, nutritional, and emotional health,
• injury reduction, and
• information about our primary care providers here
at MUSC.
Below are some of the programs that Health 1st
already has in place.
farmer’s market
This event, sponsored by Health
1st, takes place every Friday in 3
locations in the Horseshoe, behind
Charleston Memorial Hospital
and at Harborview Office Towers
starting at 7am and going until
about 3:30pm. Here you can
purchase fresh fruits and
vegetables from local farmers. It is recommended
that every person eat 5-9 servings of colorful,
nutritious, disease preventing fruits and vegetables
each day.
stairwell project
Don’t Wait. Activate! Use the stairs! This is the
intended message in Health 1st StairWELL Project.
The StairWELL Project was fully funded by a grant
received from the Eat Smart Move More SC
Coalition. Information about Eat Smart Move More
SC can be found at www.eatsmartmovemoresc.org.
Inspirational and whimsical murals were painted in
the President Street Parking Garage stairwell to
encourage MUSC employees
to use the stairwells as part
of adding more physical
exercise to their daily
activities. Take a walk and
come see this energizing,
motivational artwork!
Walking Trails
Walking trails have been
designated inside and outside the
hospital. Walking is one of the
most accessible and beneficial
forms of exercise. Find these trail
maps online at www.musc.edu/
medcenter/health1st and click on
the ‘Being Active’ link. Or email
health1st@musc.edu for a copy.
Worksite Screenings, classes
and Wellness Wednesdays
Worksite Screenings occur monthly for employees
and spouses. Valued at about $250, these
screenings include chemistry and lipid profiles,
hemogram, BP and more. Depending on insurance
coverage this only costs $15 or $42. Register for the
Worksite Screening online at Health 1st’s website:
www.musc.edu/medcenter/health1st. Classes are
also available (usually FREE) and cover topics such
as how to develop healthier lifestyles, weight management
skills, and stress management. Join us each
Wednesday in the lobby of the Children’s Hospital
and Ashley River Tower from 10am to 1pm for a free
chair massage and information about weekly wellness
related topics. Check out the Health 1st column
in the Catalyst for helpful health tips and information
about the coming week’s Wellness Wednesday.
Smoking Cessation
Quitting smoking is difficult. MUSC Quit Now For Life!
is a free Smoking Cessation Program with a comprehensive
approach that is offered to MUSC employees
on campus during work hours. This program includes
education about smoking cessation, state of the art
pharmacotherapy, and group support to help
participants determine a motivation for quitting that
is meaningful and personal to them. Call 792-1245.
looking for a Primary care
PROVIDER Visit One our Very Own.
family medicine center
The MUSC Employee Advantage Program, located at
Family Medicine, 295 Calhoun
St., offers same-day
appointments and walk-in
services to all University and
Medical Center employees
and families. To register and/
or schedule a same-day
appointment call 792-3451.
Office hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9 - 11 a.m.
Rapid Access Center (RAC)
RAC provides immediate medical appointments with
an internal medicine faculty
member for employees,
their families and established
UIM patients suffering
from urgent care needs.
RAC is open weekdays
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
is located within internal
medicine on the eighth floor of Rutledge Tower. Call
876-0888 to schedule a same-day appointment.
Women’s Health Services at
Cannon Place
With the Lowcountry’s only comprehensive
obstetrical program, MUSC
offers employees and families
the added benefit of a
convenient outpatient location
right on campus at 135
Cannon St. for prenatal,
gynecological and obstetrical
care. For a list of services,
visit www.muschealth.com/women.
FOR A SAME DAY APPOINTMENT CALL:
792-5300