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FCPS Wellness Newsletter - January 2019
 
 
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February 2019, Volume 1, Number 2

Employee Wellness
Your FCPS Resources for Quality of Life

Coming soon...

Date Event Time
Friday,
February 1 
National Wear Red Day in observance for American Heart Health Month #FCPSWearRedDay All Day
Wednesday, March 6

Pre-Retirement Seminar at Frederick High School

4:30 - 6:30pm 
Thursday, March 7 Social Security and Medicare Workshop Presented by Voya   4:30 - 5:30pm
Thursday, March 14

Your Life in Retirement Educational Workshop Presented by VALIC

5:00 - 6:00pm
Tuesday,
April 30 

Health & Wellness Expo at Tuscarora High School 

4:00 - 6:30pm

 

WALKTOBER CHALLENGE WINNERS

The New Market ES Wolf Pack team of Rebecca Ewen, Riley Kocher, Laura Noffsinger, Sarah Reynolds and Kim Schaffer won the Walktober Challenge and NutriBullet Pros for each team member, with a combined 3,667,465 steps.

The individual with the most steps--1,217,350--was Scott Rippeon from Gov. Thomas Johnson HS, winning the FitBit Versa Smart Watch. 

 

More Events

Business Health Services
Your FCPS Employee Assistance Provider

Get Ahead This Year

How to Develop a Can-do Personality

Some people handle tough jobs without breaking a sweat. Others seem to give up before they even get going. What's the difference between a can-do and a won't-try person? 

Develop a Can-do Personality

Strategies to Living the Life You Want

See how you can develop your own vision of "the good life" and find ways to balance life's demands with your personal goals and interests.

Living the Life You Want

 

Cafe Series Webinars

Tune in to January's featured webinar which will be Do Your Bucket List: 7 Ways to Up Your Focus on Things that Matter, presented by Eva Churchill.

Click here to access these webinars in your MyBHS Portal.

 

Recommended Trainings

  • Achieving Personal Goals
  • Goal Setting [And Getting Things Done]


Click here to access online self-paced trainings in your MyBHS portal.

 

For Supervisors

A Manager's Guide to Motivation

Motivation is crucial to good management. But different things motivate different people, and if you're a manager, understanding what motivates your staff is the key to everyone's success. 

Read About Motivation

 

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CareFirst
Your FCPS Medical Plan

Welcome 2019! With the holiday season coming to an end, we can finally catch up on some sleep. Sleep is an important part of overall health and well-being. When you don't get enough sleep you are slow, vacant and lacking focus--much like a (cold) zombie. Did you know, chronic sleep loss or sleep disorders may affect as many as 70 million Americans?

  • Sleep IQ Quiz- test your sleep knowledge!
  • Guided Meditation- watch these video tutorials to learn new ways to de-stress and help with sleep!
  • Additional Resources:
    • Your Body and Sleep
      • TedTalk: One more reason to get a good night’s sleep
    • Sleep Deprivation
      • What happens when your Brain doesn’t Sleep?,  Dangers of Sleep Deprivation and The Walking Dead

 

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Delta Dental
Your FCPS Dental Plan

This January, understand the link between drug and alcohol consumption and dental wellness.  Then, share the information with a young person for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (Jan. 22 - Jan. 27).

Articles

5 myths about alcohol and your teeth

Dispel these misconceptions about drinking and oral health.

>> Learn the truth

Your teeth on drugs

You already know that drug abuse is bad for your health. But did you know that drugs can harm your teeth as well?

>> Discover the effects

Recipe

Green vanilla mint smoothie

Packed with health-boosting vitamins, this tasty, alcohol-free drink will make you and your body feel great.

Green Vanilla Mint Smoothie

>> Get the recipe

Flyer

Why your dentist wants you to quit

Nicotine, found in tobacco, is one of the most common drugs worldwide. Here are five ways tobacco is bad news for your teeth.

>> Download the flyer cid:image005.jpg@01D2E6A7.25E29960 PDF 378 KB

Video

Healthy body, healthy teeth

When you take care of your body, you help take care of your teeth.

>> Watch the video cid:image006.jpg@01D2E6A7.25E29960 3:04

 

Delta Dental no longer provides insurance cards.  Download the Delta Dental app to have a virtual copy of your card.

 

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CVS Caremark
Your FCPS Prescription Plan

CVS Caremark has reached a multi-year agreement with Walmart ensuring that Walmart pharmacies will continue to be a part of our commercial and Managed Medicaid networks.  This means you can continue to fill your prescriptions at Walmart pharmacies and do not need to find a new in-network pharmacy. 

 

What you need to know?

  • Walmart will remain in the CVS Caremark commercial and managed Medicaid networks
  • New agreement accomplishes our top priority of helping lower pharmacy costs
  • Walmart continues to participate in CVS Caremark Medicare Part D networks

 

What does this agreement means to you?

  • Walmart continues to be included in the list o pharmacies covered under CVS Caremark commercial and managed Medicaid retail pharmacy networks
  • Members can choose to continue to fill their prescriptions at a Walmart pharmacy
  • Walmart pharmacies also remain in CVS Caremark Medicare Part D networks

 

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Benefits News

FCPS, Insurance Council, and CareFirst has been working diligently to gain new providers to join our network.   The following are additional providers who are now in-network providers for FCPS employees:

  • Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Services - effective January 1, 2019
  • MyEyeDr at Clemson Corner - effective January 1, 2019
  • Psychotherapy Services of Frederick - effective October 1, 2018

 

Learn More

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The FCPS Wellness Newsletter is published monthly August-May by FCPS Human Resources, 191 S. East St., Frederick, MD 21701.

Brief information, subject to edits, and captioned photos for possible inclusion are due to Phoebe.Barreto@fcps.org by the 15th of the month. For more information: 301-644-5085.

 
Randy Gray, FCPS, Address: 191 S East St Frederick MD 21701, Phone: 301-696-6911, Email: randall.gray@fcps.org