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Track your Summer Steps at a discount!

Start the Summer Steps Showdown Challenge on June 10th with a new fitness device.   Get the latest in smart technology offering GPS, heart rate, smart phone notifications and more at discounts up to 40% off retail.

To find your deal, log in to NGoodHealth.com, click on “Get Your Fitness Device” and then follow the steps to begin shopping for your Garmin or Fitbit device.  Be sure to sync your device to your N Good Health account so you can monitor your progress and receive one point for each day you complete 7500 steps or more. 

Summer Steps Showdown is back!

Does your facility have what it takes to step to the top? Join your co-workers for the ultimate steps challenge – the Summer Steps Showdown. Each week, the facility with the highest steps average will take home the traveling trophy. At the end of the challenge, the facility with the highest steps average keeps the trophy and the bragging rights.

Signups are open NOW, with this challenge kicking off on Monday, June 10. Log on to your account on NGoodHealth.com to join your facility’s team.

Participating facilities:
Norton Audubon Hospital
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Norton Children’s Hospital
Norton HospitalNorton Women’s & Children’s Hospital
Norton Cancer Institute
Norton Medical Group
CPA Lab
System
Watterson Tower

All employees are invited to participate in the challenge. Employees whose location is not listed can join the facility of their choice.

You could win! Weekly prizes will be given to participants who walk an average of 7,500 steps each day. Two participants from each facility will win $25! One participant from the leading facility will win $50!

Earn healthy action points toward completing step 4! 7,500 steps = 1 point. Discounted fitness devices are available through N Good Health. Visit NGoodHealth.com and click on the “Get Your Fitness Device” button in the left column. You must have a device synced to N Good Health to earn points for your steps.

Questions?
Contact N Good Health at (502) 629-2162 or submit a service request by selecting the N Good Health link under Departments and then clicking on “Contact Us.”

Mindful Monday

​”In today’s rush we all think too much-seek too much-and forget about the joy of just being.” ~Eckhart Tolle

Empowering. Exhilarating. Addictive. Boxing.

Title Boxing Club is the best and only authentic full-body boxing workout that changes your body, clears your mind and completely engages your spirit.  A new vendor on the Norton Employee Discount Service, Title Boxing Club is offering a 3 day trial pass to check out their classes and if you fall in love, you will enjoy discounts on their monthly packages.  A 4-class per month membership is $59, 8-classes for $79 and unlimited classes for only $99 per month. 

The signature workout utilizes the fundamentals of a true boxer’s workout – including proper heavy bag training – to strengthen and tone your arms, legs, back, core, stamina and your confidence. Empowering, exhilarating and totally addictive—this will be your new favorite workout class. 

Learn more about their high-intensity boxing, kickboxing and MMA workout classes at their website .

Cheer on Norton Healthcare!

N Good Health Wellness Champions are participating in this year’s Louisville Sports Commission Corporate Games THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST at Kentucky Country Day School, 4100 Springdale Road, Louisville. Parking will be at nearby Olympia Park.​

Start the day by participating in the Wellness Walk at 8:30 a.m. The 1-mile walk is family-friendly and open to all employees and their families. Arrive by 8 a.m. to get checked in.​ T-shirts will be given out to the first 40 walk participants on race morning.

You and your family can stay to cheer on Norton Healthcare throughout the day’s events. And don’t miss the YMCA Family Fun Zone, open from 9 a.m. to noon. Kids will have a special area to try their skills at games like corn hole, soccer kick and football toss. Participate in a football performance simulator, and see how you measure up in the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, three-cone drill and more!

While there, cheer on your Norton Healthcare team in events such as basketball, volleyball, tug of war, cornhole and more!

There’s ONE more chance to WIN BIG!

There’s one more chance to win! Complete your 4 steps by this Friday, May 31st, to be entered to win BIG prizes:​

* Free health insurance for 2020
* $910 added to your paycheck
* You Pick prize
* ​NEW: Private healthy cooking experience
* Hot air balloon ride for two
* Tickets on the Town: Enjoy seats at these sporting events:
– Churchill Downs racing
– Louisville Bats
– Louisville City FC
* ​Free lunch every payday
* Monthly Green Bean delivery (up to $35 per month)
* YMCA family membership*Some prizes are based on availability.

The final deadline to complete your 4 steps is Sept. 15, 2019. You can schedule your N Good Health physical through MyNortonChart.

Visit an N Good Health wellness clinic or Norton Prompt Care at Walgreens!
Need to complete your N Good Health physical but don’t have a primary care provider? Call (502) 629-1234, option 3, to make an appointment at any of the available wellness clinics, or visit any Norton Prompt Care at Walgreens location. Be sure to say you are scheduling your N Good Health physical when making your appointment.

Worried your insurance won’t cover your exam? You are eligible for a wellness exam now regardless of when you had your wellness exam in 2018.

Questions? Contact N Good Health at (502) 629-2162 or submit a Service Request by selecting N Good Health’s page under Departments on Nsite and clicking on “Contact Us.” 

If it is unreasonably difficult or inadvisable due to a medical condition for you to complete the 4 steps to earn wellness credits, you may complete a medical exclusion form in order to qualify for them. Call N Good Health at (502) 629-2162 for the form or answers to any questions.

2019 Summer Steps Showdown

Who will come out on top?

Go to NGoodHealth.com to join your facility’s team between May 24 and June 9 and start tracking your steps.

Participating facilities:

  • Norton Audubon Hospital
  • Norton Brownsboro Hospital
  • Norton Children’s Hospital/NCMC
  • Norton Hospital
  • Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital
  • Norton Cancer Institute
  • Norton Medical Group
  • Watterson Tower
  • System
  • CPA Lab

Other employees whose location is not listed can join the facility of their choice.

Weekly cash prize drawings!

  • Two participants from each facility will win $25.
  • One participant from the leading facility will win $50!

You must walk at least 7,500 steps each day to be eligible for weekly prizes.

Will your facility hang on to the trophy? The facility team with the highest step average each week will get the traveling trophy and have their photo posted on Nsite. At the end of the challenge, the facility with the highest step average keeps the trophy and the bragging rights.

Earn healthy action points toward completing step 4! 7,500 steps = 1 point.

Discounted fitness devices are available through N Good Health. Visit NGoodHealth.com and click on the “Get Your Fitness Device” button in the left-hand column. You must have a device synced to N Good Health to earn step points.

Questions?
Contact N Good Health at (502) 629-2162 or submit a service request by clicking the N Good Health link under Departments and then “Contact Us.”.

New YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program cohort starting soon!

Are you ready to learn how to eat, move more and lose weight? The YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program is available to qualifying employees and their spouses to help put you on the track towards wellness.

A new YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program cohort starts Tuesday, May 21. The program is now 100% covered by your Norton Healthcare medical insurance plan! Register now as space is limited! Don’t forget! You can earn 85 healthy action points towards the 4 Steps when you complete this program.

Program start date and location:

Tuesday, May 21 6 to 7 p.m.
Downtown YMCA
Association Offices
545 S. Second St.
Louisville, KY 40202

The program includes:

  • Lifestyle coach: Get motivated to change your habits! You will get access to a lifestyle coach who will support you along your health journey.
  • 12-week family membership to the YMCA: Start your health journey with the benefit of a full-service gym! Take advantage of equipment, fitness classes, walking tracks and more. You must attend at least six of the first 10 sessions to qualify.
  • Group sessions: You aren’t alone on your health journey. A lifestyle coach will lead you and other participants through weekly group sessions where you’ll discuss health topics and offer one another support.

Find out if you or your spouse is eligible to participate in this program, by visiting: www.ymcalouisville.org/prevent-diabetes. Scroll down to “How to Get Started,” then complete and submit the pre-screening form.

Contact the YMCA Diabetes Prevention Office at (502) 523-0283 to register.