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ABOUT MELIORA TECHNOLOGY
A successful wellness system isn’t just about
That’s why we’ve focused tirelessly on
spewing out reams of data once or twice a
building the industry’s most advanced yet
year. It’s about providing tools to encourage
intuitive online dashboard that serves as the
participation, deliver actionable information
heart of your wellness program. It‘s a place
and create significant and quantifiable
for participants to get an easy-to-understand
changes in participants’ behavior.
snapshot of their health. A place they’ll find instantly involving and endlessly engaging.
Put simply, healthy employees are less
A place that encourages then to spend more
costly, thanks to lower premiums and
time on the site, more often – thus increasing
reduced health care claims. That’s why for
the likelihood of a positive change in their
so many companies, making an investment
overall health.
in a wellness program isn’t an unwanted cost center – it’s a welcome source of cost
Best of all, participants can use the dashboard
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For instance, your company may offer
high-quality content comes from a library of
employees a discount on their insurance
thousands of articles by one of the nation’s
premiums when they earn a designated
largest providers of health and wellness
number of points by taking proactive steps
information.
to improve their health.
Participants can
complete many of those activities right from
Our actions plans help our employers engage
the dashboard, and they can keep track
their population to gain a high percentage of
of their points too, allowing them to get a
healthy employees and dependents within
complete picture of their progress.
their workforce.
Our dashboard maintains a high level of
engagement
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providing
content
customized for participants based on the outcomes of their HRAs and screenings. Our
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TOOLS TO LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE Our Action Plans encourage participants and their families to focus on healthy lifestyles at home, at work and at play. We believe that everyone should be engaged in healthy living, and it is our focus to increase the number of workers that engage in healthy behaviors. Education is an important step in the process, and when participants have the resources available, they become engaged in wellness activities to improve health and lifestyle behaviors.
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OUR ACTION PLANS The Meliora action plans are a suite of personalized plans that promotes behavior change and healthy lifestyle choices. Based on reliable research and national health guidelines, the Meliora action plans have received Health Information Products (HIP 2) Certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
As an integral component of the Meliora Platform, these action plans can be delivered with the portal for an actionable program or with other Meliora modules in a comprehensive wellness
program.
Configuration
options allow clients to determine action plan assignment options, incentive points, and the duration of each action plan. Our online tools provide reports on participation, progress, and results.
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Meliora Action Plans Cover the Following Topics: HEALTHY EATING
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
SMOKING CESSATION
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
DIABETES PREVENTION
RISKY DRINKING
HEART DISEASE PREVENTION
STRESS MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL WELLNESS
DEPRESSION
Participants progress through a plan in sequence: Initial Assessment—provides a picture of the participant’s health behaviors, risks, and readiness to change. 1. Making a Plan—helps the participant to select goals, identify barriers, and begin health improvements. 2. Lessons—through video and interactive texts, show the participant how to reach goals by making gradual lifestyle changes 3. Checking Your Progress—offers suggestions to help the participant meet goals not yet achieved and overcome remaining barriers. 4. Final Assessment—compares participant’s behaviors at end of the action plan with those reported in the initial assessment. Each goal chosen by the participant generates a lesson, as illustrated below. Each lesson explains the small changes necessary to significantly improve health.
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“I MAY NOT BE THERE
YET, BUT I’M CLOSER THEN I WAS YESTERDAY” —JOSÉ N. HARRIS
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HEALTHY EATING This action plan helps participants make healthier choices in the foods they eat. They learn how to shop for healthy options, prepare healthier meals, and make wise selections when eating out. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Fruits and Vegetables
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Five Tips for Healthy Eating
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Adding Fiber Lifestyle Changes to Raise HDL
l What’s in it for you
l Range of fiber-rich foods
l How much to add
l Benefits of adding fiber
l How to fit them in
l The many ways to add fiber
Choosing Better Fats Good and Bad Fats
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Healthier Sweets How to read food labels
l Problems with high fat foods
l Harmful sugary foods
l Two kinds of fat
l Curbing Sugar cravings
l Trading bad fats for good ones
l Choosing healthier sweets
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY This action plan helps participants to reach and maintain recommended levels of activity and fitness. They learn the benefits of different types of activity and how to fit activity into a busy day. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Adding Activity
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Getting Active
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Adding Variety Fitness: How Active Should You Be?
l On workdays
l To types of activity
l At home
l To intensity levels
l With others
l In other ways
Adding Intensity Measuring Your Exercise Intensity
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Leisure Time Activities Getting active
l For lower disease risks
l The benefits of leisure activities
l To aerobic activity
l Weekend activities
l To strengthening activity
l Vacation activities
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WEIGHT MANAGEMENT This action plan helps participants better manage their weight. They learn how to make healthier choices in eating habits and how to increase the amount and intensity of physical activity. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Adding Activity
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Getting Active
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Burning More Calories Measuring Your Exercise Intensity
l Fitting it into your routine
l Why it’s important
l Starting safely
l Advancing to vigorous activity
l Advancing to moderate activity
l Fitting it into a busy schedule
Strengthening Activity How Active Should You Be?
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Adding Variety Getting Active
l For weight control
l Why it’s important
l Choosing an activity
l Tips to stay motivated
l Selecting an intensity level
l How a buddy can help
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DIABETES MANAGEMENT This action plan helps people with diabetes live healthfully and prevent complications through better blood sugar control, lifestyle choices, and support networks. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
New to Diabetes
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Insulin’s Role
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Improving Eating Habits Diabetes: How to Build Your Plate
l What having diabetes means
l Adding fiber
l First steps toward managing it
l Choosing better fats
l Tools for managing it
l Eating mindfully
Losing Weight BMI, Waist Size, and Your Health
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Active With a Condition Keeping Moving
l Lose a little weight
l Benefits of activity
l Adding activity to your day
l Planning your moves
l Developing better eating habits
l Getting started
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DIABETES PREVENTION This action plan helps participants lower their risk for developing diabetes. They learn about risk factors for diabetes and how to lower them through healthy lifestyle choices. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Lowering Blood Sugar
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Diabetes: A1c Test
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Adding Fiber Healthy Eating for Your Heart
l Testing blood sugar
l Best foods for health
l Making lifestyle changes
l What fiber can do for you
l Getting Support
l The many ways to add fiber
Losing Weight Getting Active
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Choosing Better Fats Good and Bad Fats
l The benefits of weight loss
l Problems with high fat foods
l Increasing your physical activity
l Two kinds of fats
l Eating healthier
l Trading bad fats for good ones
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HEART DISEASE PREVENTION This action plan helps participants lower their risk for developing heart disease. They learn about risk factors for heart disease and how to lower them through heart-healthy lifestyle choices. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Quitting Smoking
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Medicines to Help With Cravings
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Adding Activity Preventing Heart Disease
l How to quit
l Adding light movement
l How to overcome urges
l Adding moderate activity
l How to attack triggers to smoke
l Adding vigorous activity
Using Medication Medicine for High Blood Pressure
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Strengthening Activity How to Do the Wall Sit Exercise
l What to ask
l How it improves health
l Medications for blood pressure
l How to perform exercise
l Medications for cholesterol
l How to select a level
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SMOKING CESSATION This action plan helps participants stop smoking for good. They learn the critical skills they will need to prepare to quit, to survive quit day, and to stay smoke-free. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Quitting for Good
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See Yourself as a Non-smoker
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Reasons You Smoke Nicotine and the Brian
l Thinking about quitting
l Effects on the body
l Make a commitment to quitting
l Effects on the mind
l Plan to quit
l Effects on daily life
Reasons to Quit Have Your Own Reason
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Preparing to Quit Medicines to Help With Cravings
l Immediate benefits
l A good day to quit
l Long-term benefits
l Supporters for your efforts
l Social benefits
l Challenges to quitting
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RISKY DRINKING This action plan helps participants reach and maintain healthy drinking habits. They learn about risky drinking behaviors and skills to moderate their drinking patterns. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Reducing Drink Size
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Positive Thinking
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Stopping Binge Drinking A Good Support System Is Important
l What counts as one drink
l Tracking frequency
l How reducing drink size can help
l Avoiding triggers
l Practical tips
l Other steps that might help
Reducing Weekly Drinking Building Resilience
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Social Drinking Building Resilience
l Keeping a drinking journal
l Recognizing pressure
l Setting your goal
l Saying no politely, but effectively
l Taking steps to curb risky drinking
l Other strategies that work
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DEPRESSION This action plan helps participants understand, identify, and manage depression. They learn mood management, signs of depression, and sources of support. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Depression Triggers
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Stories About Recurring Depression
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Dealing With Stress Relaxing Your Muscles
l Genes and brain chemicals
l Benefits
l Seasonal changes
l Quick ways to ease tension
l Relationships and life events
l How to check your stress level
Managing Your Attitude Using Your Inner Strengths
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Managing Your Time Stories About Depression Recovery
l Why attitude matters
l Making a doable to-do
l Which attitudes to alter
l Setting realistic deadlines
l How to change your attitude
l How to change your attitude
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STRESS MANAGEMENT This action plan helps participants understand how to better manage stress. They learn how to identify stressors and take control of stressful situations and feelings. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
Finding Your Stressors
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Changing Negative Thoughts
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Managing Your Time A Good Support System Is Important
l The source of stress
l Making new priorities
l How you respond
l Setting easier deadlines
l Tracking your responses
l Asking for support
Avoiding Stressors How Your Body Reacts to Stress
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Coping With Surroundings Relaxation Exercise: Deep Breathing
l Situations
l The benefits of coping
l People
l How to cope better externally
l Tasks
l How to cope better internally
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FINANCIAL WELLNESS This action plan is designed to improve participants’ financial health through awareness, education, and behavior change. They learn the skills they need to spend, save, and borrow wisely, while reducing stress about household finances. Each week, participants work through a lesson that is tied to a goal. Four of the eight week topics and guidance for specific behavior changes are included below. To review the full 8-week program please reach out to program support at Meliora Technology. Week
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Improving Cash Flow
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Reducing Healthcare Debt
l Calculate where money goes
l Making new priorities
l Plan how to spend less, earn more
l Ask insurer to increase payments
l Check progress
l Plan payments
Lowering Loan Payments
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Applying for a Credit Card
l Access credit records
l Check records
l Bargain for better terms
l Establish or improve credit
l Change loans
l Apply for appropriate card
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CONTACT Meliora Technology
Meliora Technology is the industry’s premier provider of technology solutions for workplace health management programs, including the development and implementation of customized, web based health management software. We also offer a wide range of tools and services that streamline the benefits administration process, including an online benefits enrollment and administration system, EDI data exchange, error resolution and more.
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