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Give the Y or Y @ Work fitness facility a try on us

Norton Healthcare has partnered with the YMCA of Greater Louisville and the Scott County Family YMCA to bring employees and immediate family members two weeks freeat the Y! Visit any of the 10 YMCA Louisville area locations, the Norton Y @ Work or the Scott County YMCA between March 1 and March 14 and get started on your wellness journey!

How to enjoy free weeks at the Y

• Bring your Norton Healthcare employee badge to any of the locations and check in at the front desk between March 1 and March 14.
• The Y @ Work is available 24/7, but you will need to schedule a time during staffed hours (M, W, F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or T, Th 9am to 6pm) to gain access to the facility. 
• N Good Health participants can earn 2 N Good Health program activity points each day they check in, up to 200 points per year, by scanning a QR code near the entrance of the facility.  Once scanned, you will be prompted to log in to your N Good Health account to earn two points immediately. 

Want to learn more about YMCA offerings?

• The Y@Work fitness center is located in the Norton Healthcare Pavilion, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and equipped with top notch equipment, locker rooms, showers and a sauna. Employees pay $10 per pay period and $5 additional to add on a spouse/adult household member.  If you are a community-wide YMCA member, your access to the Y @ Work is included in your membership.
• The YMCA also offers youth sports, child development programs in addition to the full array of fitness classes and equipment with some locations providing access to swimming pools.
• Motivate and refer a friend to join the Louisville area YMCAs or The Y @ Work and you could receive one month free with the Y’s “Refer a Friend” promotion. 
• For details on memberships or more information on the Louisville area YMCAs and the Y @ Work, please call (502) 629-BFIT (2348) or email Margaret Sexton, director at The Y @ Work at Margaret.Sexton@nortonhealthcare.org.  For information on the Scott County Family YMCA please call (812) 752-9622.

From stubbed toes to personal woes, sometimes it seems like the world is out to ruin your sunny disposition. Join this four-week challenge for tips, tricks and strategies to focus on the positive and remain resilient in the
face of obstacles big and small.

How do I sign up?
Log in to NGoodHealth.com and select the “Enroll” button in the challenges sections. You can complete this challenge as an individual, or you can create a team and invite others to join.

How do I participate?
Complete daily tasks, then visit NGoodHealth.com or the Navigate Wellbeing mobile app and check “I Did This” on your challenge to-do list. You can find tips and tricks for completing your to-dos in the challenge guide.

How can I win prizes?

• Weekly prize drawings: Each week, check “I Did This” at least five times to be entered in a prize drawing. Five entrants will be randomly selected to win $25 to spend in the N Good Health rewards mall.
• Grand prize: Continue to check “I Did This” at least five times each week of the challenge to be entered in the final prize drawing. Five entrants will be randomly selected to win $50 to spend in the N Good Health
  rewards mall.
  

Can I receive 2024 N Good Health program activity points?
Yes! When you check “I Did This” on the challenge to-do list at least five times each week during the challenge, you will be awarded 28 points toward your 2024 N Good Health program activities.

Questions?
Call (502) 629-2162 or submit a service request by selecting N Good Health under Departments on Nsite
and clicking on Contact Us

 ​N Good Health has a partnership with the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Wayne Corp. to support your mental well-being as part of Staying Balanced with EAP.  Completing a life-balance assessment gives you a visual representation of how balanced your life is. Set goals with a specialist from Wayne Corp. to help you create more balance and success in your life. 

This 20-minute, one-on-one session is sure to get you back on track. Wayne Corp. is offering an on-site Life Balance Assessment at a Norton Healthcare facility near you. Check the schedule below and make your appointment now! On-site appointments will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. To make an appointment, contact EAP by calling Wayne Corp. at (502) 451-8262 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time. 

Appointments are completely confidential and there is no cost to you. Points are awarded when you voluntarily submit a tracker form to N Good Health by emailing it to ngoodhealth@nortonhealthcare.org or faxing to (502) 666-7667.

Wayne Corp also offers clinical counseling sessions at the Wayne Corp. office or virtually. There you can receive support in areas such as:

• Emotional difficulties
• Marital conflicts
• Stress
• Alcohol or drug problems
• Relationship issues
• Parent/child/family conflicts

The Employee Assistance Program and N Good Health abide by all HIPAA (privacy) standards and do not share any health information. No personal or appointment information will be shared between the EAP and N Good Health. To receive N Good Health points for using the EAP, submit a tracker form to N Good Health.​

Join N Good Health and commit to walking at least 30 minutes a day as part of National Walking Day. Whether you break your 30-minute commitment into several shorter walks, or complete it all at once, walking 30 minutes a day can improve your health.

When you make the National Walking Day pledge, you will join millions of people across the United States who are putting their health first and taking steps towards a healthier life.

To kick off the week of walking with the N Good Health team on Wednesday, April 3rd at the Get Healthy Walking Club at the Louisville Zoo at 8am. If you are not already a member, please complete the application. Invite others to join, the Get Healthy Walking Club is open to the community and allows you to walk in the zoo from 8am-9:30am, March 1^st– October 31^st.

N Good Health participants can get 10 program activity points a month for walking during the Get Healthy Walking Club hours. Don’t forget to bring your smart phone to scan the Get Healthy Walking Club QR code, upon entering the zoo.

Join your Wellness Champions and co-workers along with N Good Health team members for a group walk to celebrate our week of movement! Walks will be held at 11 am and 1 pm. Bring your smart phone to earn 10 Program Activity points by scanning the QR code. You will need to know your N Good Health login to receive the points. Everyone who joins a walk will get a sticker and get entered to win a Fitbit. One Fitbit will be given out at each location at the end of the 1pm walk.

• Thursday, April 4^th
  • Norton Clark Hospital – Meeting in the lobby
• Friday, April 5^th
  • Norton Kings Daughters Hospital
  • 11am – Main Hospital meet in lobby
  • 1pm – Downtown campus meet MOB lobby
• Monday, April 8th
  • Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital – Meeting location: Bistro
  • Norton Brownsboro Hospital – Meeting location: outside cafeteria
• Tuesday, April 9th
  • Norton Audubon Hospital – Meeting location: outside gift shop
  • Norton Hospital and Norton Children’s Hospital – Meeting location: outside Norton Cafeteria

On Wednesday, April 10th we will conclude the week of walking at the Louisville Zoo with the Get Healthy Walking club at 8am.

Not located at a main campus or off the day we are there walking? Look for the National Walking Day banner on the Nsite and take the online pledge to commit to walking for 30 minutes during the week of walking. One employee that pledges on the Nsite will win a Fitbit.

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Enroll in the six-week virtual N Good Health program to enjoy holistic well-being support

Being healthy is not just eating healthy or exercising. N Good Health now offers a virtual program designed to take you on a journey to discovering not only how important it is to take care of your complete self but methods to accomplish this!

Discovering Complete Wellness is a six-week, holistic well-being program that encourages participants to take a proactive approach to wellness. Guided by the 8 pillars of wellness, guest speakers will lend their expertise to participants, who will learn how to define and measure wellness in each dimension and how to take action to build wellness-affirming habits and coping strategies. Participants will be introduced to Norton Healthcare resources that are available to support them as they discover complete wellness.

Discovering Complete Wellness

• Norton Healthcare resources to support well-being
• A six-week program offered virtually through Zoom
• Option to enroll for sessions on either Tuesdays (9:00 to 10:00am) or Thursdays (noon to 1:00pm)
• 150 N Good Health program activity points for program completion
• Open to all employees plus all spouses insured on a Norton Healthcare medical insurance plan

Registration

Discovering Complete Wellness courses will begin on Feb 20 (Tuesdays) and Feb 22 (Thursdays).  Whichever option you select will become your regularly scheduled day and time for the course. Courses will continue weekly at the allotted time through Mar 29.

Click here to register for Tuesdays (9:00 to 10:00 am)

Click here to register for Thursdays (noon to 1:00pm)

Testimonials

• It helped to have a reminder that health and wellness isn’t just food and exercise. There are lots of other areas that affect wellness as well  -AngelaB
• “I am very glad I took this course and will recommend it to other employees.” –SarahP
• “I thought it was a great program and worth my time.” –TaraM
• “I was very surprised by the info and insight into this courses- I felt like I thought I had a good grasp of this before, but I learned even more through these classes.” -EricaW
• “I can’t tell you how glad I am that I enrolled and followed through!”  JudyE

Questions

Contact NGoodHealth@nortonhealthcare.org with any questions on the program.

Meet Norton Healthcare’s community medical directors.

More Chances to win than ever before!

Schedule your N Good Health physical early for a chance to win free medical insurance and other amazing prizes. New this year, N Good Health will hold prize drawings EVERY MONTH from April 15 through Sept. 15. That’s six chances to take home exciting rewards!

Grand prizes offered each month:

• Free medical insurance for 2025 (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:

• April 15: 8 hours of FlexTime and local attraction tickets (separate winners)
• May 15: 8 hours of FlexTime and a hot air balloon ride (separate winners)
• June 15: Under-desk elliptical machine
• July 15: Free entry in Bike to Beat Cancer 5-mile ride
• Aug. 15: Wellness basket
• Sept. 15: Tickets for the Festival of Trees & Lights

Eligibility
The earlier you complete your N Good Health physical, the more chances you have to win.

• All Norton Healthcare employees (regardless of insurance coverage) are eligible to participate and win prizes.
• Any spouse covered on a Norton Healthcare medical insurance plan can win prizes too!

Schedule your N Good Health physical today

New check in process to earn N Good Health points           

In 2024, there is a new process to earn points for the N Good Health program for partner fitness center check ins (see list below).  Once you enter the fitness facility look for a Norton Healthcare sign with a large QR code on your way to or near the check-in counter.  Use your phone to scan the Norton QR code and follow the prompts to connect to your N Good Health account.   Be sure to scan your membership card as usual for all fitness centers except NWCH fitness room. 

The N Good Health program partners with the fitness centers below to offer Norton Health employees and spouses an opportunity to be active in a safe and secure environment.  For membership options, click the facility name to learn more or reach out to the N Good Health department at (502) 629-2162.

Norton Sports Health Performance and Wellness Center

YMCA of Greater Louisville

Scott County Family YMCA

The Y@Work

Planet Fitness

NWCH Fitness Center

N Good Health invites you to boogie through the 2024 Stayin’ Alive wellness fairs. Our team of wellness specialists has your health and wellness in mind!

Partnered vendors will be on-site to help guide you to resources that best meet your needs.

• Norton Healthcare benefits team
• Work Force Development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Norton Sports Health Performance and Wellness Center
• YMCA/Y at Work
• Planet Fitness
• Norton Prevention & Wellness
• Norton Healthcare Chaplains
• Norton Health and Church Ministries
• Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Department
• Free chair massages courtesy of Louisville Chair Massage
• And much more …
  Schedule your N Good Health physical while at a wellness fair for a chance to pick a prize! Prizes include an activity tracker, gift cards and other wellness-related gifts.

The holidays bring out a mix of emotions. For many, it is a time of comfort, joy and togetherness. But for many others, it can mean stress, anxiety, loneliness and maybe a mental health struggle. Know that your Norton Healthcare family is here to support you through any feelings of self-doubt, stress, anxiety or emotional angst. All employees and their family members have a variety of free mental and emotional health resources to choose from. Mix and match from the below resources and remember, it is OK to ask for help.

Mind-Body Wellness

Coming in January, N Good Health is partnering with Mental Health Lou for a workshop series that covers stress management, emotional balance and the mind-body connection for enhanced mental well-being. ‘Mind-Body Wellness’ will kick off with a Tuesday, Jan. 9 in-person workshop at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Select one topic or attend all four sessions on Tuesdays through Jan. 30.

• Learn more about the series by checking out the Mind-Body Wellness flyer.
• Registration is now open. Scan the QR code below to reserve your spot: 

Free counseling sessions

All employees and their household members are eligible for free counseling sessions through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), administered through Wayne Corporation. The EAP’s counselors provide confidential, professional counseling; education and referral services; and many more resources.

Counseling can cover a variety of topics, including stress and anxiety, grief, mental health, couples and relationship conflicts, drug and alcohol addiction, family issues, aging relatives, legal and financial matters, and more.

Whatever you need to talk about, don’t hesitate to reach out! You and your household members can take advantage of up to 10 free sessions for each topic you’d like to cover.  

To make an appointment, contact EAP by emailing Wayne Corporation at info@waynecorp.com or by calling (502) 451-8262 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. 

Online wellness workshops

In addition to counseling sessions, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers a wide collection of emotional support resources through WayneCorp.com. We pulled some top-rated holiday-related resources below but check out the site for assessments, webinars, articles and exercises providing wellness support for any time of year.

• Help for the Holiday Blues
• A Guide to Holiday Survival
• Holiday Spending: Be Generous, But Smart
• A New Vision of Holiday Eating
• A Holiday Help Guide for Stepfamilies
• How to Reduce Kids’ Holiday Stress
• Strategies to Fight Holiday Weight Gain
• Sleeping Well During the Holidays
• Responsible Revelry: Holiday Entertaining on a Sensible Budget
• 5 Strategies to Actually Enjoy the Holidays This Year (Search on WayneCorp.com) 

Considering Suicide?

• The National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be reached 24/7 by calling or texting 988.
• Chaplains are available 24/7 for staff support. Call (502) 629-8000 and let the operator know you’re calling to speak to a chaplain.
• Reach out to our Employee Emotional Support Line to speak with a mental health specialist by calling (502) 446-5610. This line is operated by the Norton Behavioral Medicine team and can be reached weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  

Holiday Grief Support

The Pastoral Care team has compiled an assortment of resources to support anyone who is struggling with grief this holiday season. Explore contacts for grief counseling, book and music recommendations and interactive exercises to develop grief management strategies.

Download here: Holiday Grief Support Resource Booklet