What you need to know
Good health requires deliberate self-care, including assessing your health, knowing your numbers, and engaging in daily habits that optimize your wellbeing.
How the Plan Works
This plan includes working one-on-one with a health coach to review your assessment, define your health goals, and develop a plan to move your baseline and get you on your way to feeling your best.
Employee spouses are not eligible to participate in this Health Action Plan. But, those enrolled in Sandia medical coverage can complete certain activities for up to $50 each year. Go to Join a Health Action Plan to learn more.
Your Checklist
Your first step is to complete the health assessment through Virgin Pulse and bring your results and your completed pre-assessment questionnaire to your one-on-one appointment with a health coach. You will receive your pre-assessment questionnaire in your welcome email.
Meet with your health educator for individualized goal coaching/review. Together, create an individualized plan for optimizing your health.
After 90 days and completion of the steps above, meet with your health educator for your live well and balanced wrap-up session.
Resources and Supporting Activities
- Fitness classes – Our staff of certified exercise professionals offer a variety of onsite group fitness classes. To participate, you must complete the PAR-Q form.
- Fitness facilities – Fitness facilities are open to the entire workforce and offer a variety of cardio and resistance training equipment, perfect for morning, lunchtime, or after-work exercise sessions. To use the facilities, you must complete the PAR-Q form, and in New Mexico, you must also schedule a gym orientation. Call 505-844-2437 to schedule your orientation.
- Energy Hubs – Our Energy Hub locations are spaces for mindfulness, meditation, stretching, and movement that can help you recharge, restore, and renew your mind and body for increased productivity, health, and safety.
- Onsite biometric screenings – View the calendar to find a screening event or call 505-284-4700 in New Mexico (925-294-2700 in California) to schedule
- Virgin Pulse kiosks – Check your blood pressure and BMI
- Events and classes (calendar)
- UnitedHealthcare Onsite Customer Advocate
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico Onsite Customer Advocate
- Kaiser Permanente
- Whil
- Virgin Pulse – Track your activity and healthy habits
- Mindful Mondays
- Preventive Health Checklist for Men and Women
- Choosing a doctor or healthcare service
- Prepare questions for your doctor visit (tool)
- Information about vaccines
- The Power of Breaks (video)
- The Importance of the Microbiome (video)
- Preventive Exams (video)
- Food as Medicine (video)
- Best Kept Secret in Medicine (video)
- Making Exercise Fun Again (video)
- Good Sleep: Want Some? (video)
- Food Connection Lessons from the Blue Zones (video)
- How to Thrive in a Crisis (video)
Earn Virgin Pulse points
- Receive 500 Virgin Pulse points for attending events by video or Skype
- Receive 1,000 Virgin Pulse points for attending an appointment or live class
Contact Employee Health Services
Preventive Health Services (New Mexico)
505-284-4700, Option 1 (phone lines open at 7 a.m.)
MO307 (behind Buildings 831 and 832)
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday
Preventive Health Services (California)
925-294-3500
Building 925 and MO32/Life Design Center
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday
Ready to take action?
Health Action Plan enrollments will reopen in January 2022.
If you’d like to take immediate action to improve your health, visit livewell.sandia.gov for resources. You can also schedule a one-on-one stress appointment or a Well Check with a health coach by calling 505-284-4700.
Quick Tip
Each week you will receive an email with tips and bonus activities related to this Health Action Plan. Get the most out of your program by reviewing your tips and trying out the suggested activities.