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Want to learn more about interesting health and wellness topics?  Tune in to N Good Health’s video series, Hot Topic, where medical professionals and industry experts sit down with N Good Health and explore topics you want to know more about including:  brain health, the gut to brain connection, sleep, and unwrapping tobacco use. 

Hot Topic: Trust Your Gut – Now Playing!

• Connect with N Good Health’s registered dietician, Emma Prow, for a discussion uncovering the importance of a healthy gut, including:
  • Defining the gut and microbiome
  • The gut brain axis
  • Benefits of a healthy gut
  • How to improve gut health

Hot Topic: Brain Health – Now Playing!

• Sit down with dementia prevention experts from Norton Neuroscience Institute to learn how to prevent memory loss as we age, specifically looking at:
  • Defining brain health
  • Warning signs of dementia and risk factors
  • Nutrition’s role in brain health
  • Tools to prevent brain function decline

Hot Topic: Tobacco Unwrapped – Now Playing!

• Engage with prevention and wellness team members and the American Lung Association to learn more about the effects of using tobacco and nicotine, diving into:
  • Products that have nicotine
  • What happens in the body with tobacco use
  • Where tobacco hides
  • Resources for cessation

Hot Topic: Sleep is Not a Suggestion – Now Playing!

• Join Norton Sleep Institute professionals and look at how sleep affects our daily lives and explore ways to improve sleep with these highlights:
  • What happens when we sleep
  • Hazards of not getting enough sleep
  • Sleep disorders
  • Sleep study overview

Watch these videos to earn 25 N Good Health points! Log in to NGoodHealth.com, click on Program Activities and select which Hot Topic video you want to watch. Questions? Call (502) 629-2162.

N Good Health will be participating in The Great American Smoke out, on November 19th. Join Norton Healthcare employees as we take a pledge between: Nov. 1 – Nov. 19th in celebrating our tobacco-free campuses. We can also learn and share the benefits of quitting with others. Scan the QR code below to pledge and earn 10 Program Activity points.

Remember to stop by one of the interactive booths near your hospital cafeteria from 11am-1pm on November 19th for educational materials and to get entered into a raffle to win a wellness goodie bag. 

See the list below for participating locations:

• Norton Audubon Hospital Cafeteria
• Norton Brownsboro Hospital Cafeteria
• Norton Clark Hospital Cafeteria
• Norton Hospital Cafeteria
• Norton Kings Daughter’s Hospital Cafeteria
• Norton Pavilion Cafeteria
• Norton Scott Hospital Cafeteria
• Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital Cafeteria

On November 20th, five employees who pledged will win $25 in the N Good Health rewards mall.

The American Cancer Society warns that cigarette smoking is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States. Furthermore, Kentucky ranks No. 1 in lung cancer deaths. Let’s do something about these staggering facts. Let’s support tobacco-free living and spread the word about why you’ve chosen to be tobacco free!

Support for employees
As a tobacco-free hospital system, Norton Healthcare supports all employees, patients and visitors in becoming healthier. We can support one another by learning about tobacco cessation resources available to anyone working to become a non-tobacco user. To learn more about tobacco cessation programs, visit NGoodHealth.com, click on Tobacco Cessation and choose a resource that best fits your needs, including:

• N Good Health online workshop
• Virtual Tobacco Cessation Class with a Pharmacist
• Freedom from Smoking
• Free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products at any Norton Pharmacy

Nicotine replacement therapy is also available for employees and spouses/partners through are retail pharmacies when completing a cessation workshop through N Good Health.

Note: Norton Healthcare’s campuses have been tobacco free since 2007. For more information, refer to our Tobacco-free Environment policy in the Policy Library on Nsite.  

These winners were randomly selected out of 9,000 participants who completed their N Good Health physical before Tuesday, September 15th.

2027 Free Medical Insurance winner:

• Eugene Anderson

Pick-A-Prize winner:

• Shari Jones

$500 to spend in the N Good Health Rewards Mall winners:

• Erin Gumm
• Gissella Plata

$250 to spend in the N Good Health Rewards Mall winners:

• Kathy Pash-Parker

Grand prizes offered each month:

• Free medical insurance for 2027 (one winner each month)
• $500 to spend in the N Good Health rewards mall (two winners each month)
• $250 to spend in the N Good Health rewards mall (two winners each month)

Monthly bonus prizes:

Each month, one bonus pick-a-prize will be awarded first come, first served, and based on availability. Choose from these prizes:

• Google Pixel Watch (two available)
• Sony wireless headphones (one available)
• Massage gun (two available)

Missed previous winner announcements?

• Congratulations to the April 15th Prize Drawing Winners – NGH Communities
• Congratulations to the May 15th Prize Drawing Winners – NGH Communities
• Congratulations to the June 15th Prize Drawing Winners – NGH Communities
• Congratulations to the July15th Prize Drawing Winners – NGH Communities
• Congratulations to the August 15th Prize Drawing Winners – NGH Communities

Schedule your N Good Health physical today

Primary care provider – Make an N Good Health physical appointment with your primary care provider by signing in to your Norton MyChart account at NortonHealthcare.com/MyChart or scanning the QR code.

Norton Prompt Care – Make an N Good Health physical appointment at a Norton Prompt Care location by visiting NortonHealthcare.org/PromptCare or scanning the QR code.

The Week of Well-Being Challenge is a holistic, week-long routine designed to reset your mental and physical health through simple, actionable daily habits. Each day targets a distinct pillar of wellness—spanning gratitude, physical movement, a digital detox, proper hydration, social bonding, physical decluttering, and reflective rest. By combining targeted focuses with concrete tasks, immediate lifestyle benefits, and motivational quotes, the curriculum provides a structured yet gentle framework to reduce stress, boost energy, and build sustainable healthy routines.

Challenge Dates: October 5^th – 11^th

Registration Dates: September 21^st – October 7th

Daily themes throughout the week:

• Day 1: Mindset & Gratitude
• Day 2: Physical Movement
• Day 3: Digital Detox
• Day 4: Deep Hydration & Nutrition
• Day 5: Social Connection
• Day 6: Environment & Space
• Day 7: Reflection & Rest

What is the goal? Complete daily tasks and earn “sparks” by checking “I Did This” in your challenge dashboard or calendar in your N Good Health account. To record past dates or goals, use the calendar to select the appropriate day and goal. Requirements to complete: Earn at least 5 out of the 7 available sparks.

Prize Drawing: At the end of the week, all participants who complete at least 5 days of the challenge will be entered in the grand prize raffle. Ten winners will be randomly drawn to win $25 to use in the rewards mall.

Can I receive 2026 N Good Health program points? Yes. Check “I Did This” at least 5 days during the challenge to earn 28 points toward your 2026 N Good Health program activities.

Gear up for a touchdown-worthy performance with our four-week movement challenge: October 26 – November 22! Tackle each day with 30 minutes of exercise as you strive to reach your fitness goals. Whether you’re sprinting like a wide receiver or powering through drills like a linebacker, let’s huddle up and make every workout a winning play towards your goals. Registration opens October 12.

Weekly themes:

1. Huddle up
2. Field goal flexibility
3. Endzone endurance
4. Victory lap

How to participate: Track your daily activity minutes. The daily goal is 30 minutes of physical activity for 20 out of the 28 days of the challenge. Whether you are a walker, runner, weight lifter, participate in yoga, etc…this challenge really is for everyone!
Note: If you have a device or app synced to the platform, it will automatically record your active minutes. To connect a device, click Sync Device at the top-right of your challenge page.

Requirements to Complete: Track at least 30 active minutes each day for 20/28 days

Recording Details: The last day to record is November 25, 2026.
Each week the challenge begins on Monday and ends on Sunday.

Weekly prize drawings: Five participants who record 30 minutes of activity 5 out of 7 days each week will randomly win $25 in the N Good Health rewards mall.

GRAND PRIZE: Five participants who reached the 30 minutes of physical activity for 20 out of the 28 days of the challenge will be entered into a raffle and have a chance to randomly $50 in the N Good Health rewards mall.

Can I receive 2026 N Good Health program points? Yes! reaching the weekly step goal for at least 20 days of the challenge, you’ll be awarded with 28 points towards your 2026 N Good Health rewards.

Questions?
Call (502) 629-2162