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Resource and Referral Source Descriptions

The following are all options internal to The University of Iowa that are offered through liveWELL because they have demonstrated positive health outcomes. With a referral from your Health Coach, the University will pay a percentage (up to 75%) of the program fee for select Referrals.

Weight Management

Lifestyles Weight Management Program – 10-week program is designed to provide sustainable weight management by establishing healthy behaviors in the areas of nutrition and physical activity. Must have a BMI >30 or BMI >25 combined with another health indicator to qualify.

Physical Activity

Personal Training – Work with a UI Recreational Services personal trainer for five sessions and receive a 10-punch facility use card. Must have a BMI >30, or BMI >25 combined with another health indicator, to receive cost-sharing through liveWELL.

CHAMPS Program - Cardiovascular Health, Assessment, Management, and Prevention Service offers an outpatient program designed for individuals who have experienced serious heart problems.  A prevention program is designed to help modify cardiovascular disease risk factors such as lack of exercise, stress, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and smoking.

Smoking Cessation

Quitline Iowa - FREE, statewide smoking cessation telephone hotline. Trained counselors provide callers with information about the health consequences of tobacco use, assistance in making an individualized quit plan, and on-going support through optional follow-up calls. The Quitline is staffed from 8 am to midnight, 7 days a week. The Quitline offers both English and Spanish-speaking counselors. Services are also provided for the hearing impaired

Pulmonary Rehabilitation - The Stop Smoking Clinic offers assistance with smoking cessation, including behavioral counseling to break the psychological dependence on cigarettes. The clinic is conducted by professional nurses trained in smoking cessation counseling by the American Lung Association. The Smoking Clinic stresses strong, personal motivation to quit and uses research validated stop smoking methods.

University Employee Health Clinic – FREE! The UEHC Smoking Cessation Program offers individual counseling sessions to employees who would like to quit smoking. The initial visit includes an assessment of health and smoking history, review of smoking effects and development of an individual smoking cessation plan. In addition, the program consists of five, follow-up visits scheduled within 12 consecutive weeks.

Stress Management

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – FREE, confidential, voluntary employee assistance program. EAP offers brief counseling for assistance with personal, family or work-related problems.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program - Mindfulness-based stress reduction is a program for people who want to learn to use their own internal resources to change their relationship to stress, chronic pain or illness. Mindfulness meditation is the core of the 8-week program.

Depression

Well@Work:  Helping Employees Manage Depression in the Workplace

Depression is a pervasive and costly problem in American business and industry.  Recent research and new technology have improved our understanding of this illness, but there is much that is unknown about its causes and cures.  Well@Work is a pilot project designed to assist both the employee and the workplace in managing employee depression.  Resources for the employee include tools and coaching support to increase positive habits and concentration. In addition, the employee may elect to have the counselor facilitate a discussion with his/her supervisor, to explore additional ways for creating a productive, supportive work experience. 6-8 sessions with a Counselor/Coach over the course of 6 months, an optional facilitated discussion with supervisor and several resources (readings, personality assessment, CDs/Tapes) are included with this program.

Diabetes

Rehabilitation Therapies REACH Program - Program that offers a free blood glucose screening and an eight week prevention program for people at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, especially those who have pre-diabetes.

Clinical Trials

The Clinical Trials Office invites patients and healthy volunteers to participate in medical research. You may search by medical condition to see if there is a research study in which you might wish to participate. In addition, people without a known medical condition are sometimes needed in studies.

Other Chronic Conditions

The UIHC Family Care Center's Chronic Disease Self Management Program offers a 6-week workshop titled "Take Charge of Your Health." "Take Charge of Your Health" has been shown to be beneficial for people with a variety of chronic conditions including diabetes, asthma, heart conditions, arthritis, and depression.