Better You from Blue: Next Steps
Chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes account for 70% of all U.S. deaths and are linked to unhealthy lifestyles. Take advantage of FREE telephonic health coaching to help you make better choices. Call the Next Steps program at 1-800-477-3736, ext. 54837 or email NextSteps@bcbsfl.com.
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Employee Assistance Program (EPA)
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Smoking Cessation
According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 28,700 adult deaths in Florida can be attributed to smoking annually. Visit www.floridaquitline.com or call 1.877.U.CAN.NOW for free counseling and nicotine replacement therapies provided by
The Florida Department of Health and Tobacco Free Florida. For more information on kicking the habit, contact Darcee Mora at the PCSB Wellness Program at 648-3057.
Everyday Healthful Links
The following websites provide a wealth of information on health and wellness issues.
- The Cancer Connection - Reduce your risk for all cancers with lifestyle interventions - An easy to read booklet designed especially for PCSB Employees by the PCSB Wellness Team
- American Cancer Society
- American College of Orthopedic Surgeons
- American Heart Institute
- American Medical Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cleveland Clinic
- DASH Eating Plan
- eMEDx
eMEDx offers features such as eSelfCare for Diabetes, ePHA and eConsult, interactive communication vehicles for patents, physicians, and care specialists.
- HealthierUS.gov
- Health Central
- Healthy Holiday Recipes
- InteliHealth
- Lakeland Regional Medical Center
- Lifemasters
- Mayo Clinic
- Mypyramid.gov
- National Institute for Health
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Obesity Epidemic Slideshow 2008
- Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
- Protocol Driven Health Care (PDHI)
This site offers a menu of disease management sites designed to help consumers and patients cope with their conditions.
- RealAge.com
RealAge.com allows users to calculate their "Real Age"-the age of their body based on how well they have maintained it over time. Then, through a process called Age Reduction Planning, RealAge.com helps users develop a personalized health plan which suggests what steps that they can take to become younger.
- Relay For Life
- Shape Up America!
Through ShapeUp.org, C. Everett Koop, MD has launched a new weight loss program called Shape Up and Drop 10. Combining a personalized diet plan and fitness program, the user can set personal weight management goals, such as weight loss or prevention of weight gain, which is known as the "Shape Up" option.
- Smoking Cessation
• The Great American Smokeout
- Step Up, Florida
Learn How to Live Healthy! "Step Up, Florida - On Our Way To Healthy Living!" is a statewide initiative promoting physical activity, helpful nutrition and healthy lifestyles to Florida's citizens and visitors. Step Up, Florida! is time for everyone to get active and get healthy by taking advantage of the great Healthy Lifestyle opportunities that Florida has to offer.
- Stress, America's #1 Health Problem
