Understand Your Health and Well-Being
Take a moment for your health with our confidential and validated health survey. It's a quick, 10-minute assessment that encourages you to reflect on your current health behaviors, mental well-being, and your sense of belonging and support at work.
At liveWELL, your privacy is our top priority.
We want you to feel confident and secure when using our services. Your data is handled with the utmost care. (For more details, please review our privacy practice notice.)
When you participate in the Personal Health Assessment, your information is stored securely by our trusted third-party vendor, Pro-Change Behavior Solutions. We report data in aggregate format only, which allows us to highlight population health trends over time, identify key areas of focus, and track progress. This helps us understand the needs of the UI community and allocate our resources effectively.
Your privacy is our commitment, and we are here to support you every step of the way.
Your Personalized Well-Being Report
Immediately after completing the survey, you'll receive a feedback report and access to your personalized well-being dashboard. It's tailored just for you, offering practical tips to foster and maintain healthy habits and connect you to well-being resources.
Why Complete the PHA?
- Eligibility for the Recreation Membership Incentive Program
- Free Health Coaching and referral programs
- Receive Monthly Wellness Updates to stay connected to upcoming well-being programs and resources
- Earn 100 liveWELL points for your My liveWELL Portal in Employee Self-Service
- Monthly drawing for $250. Be one of the two lucky winners every month! Check out the 2024 winners.
Highlighted PHA Gift Card Winners
Micah M.
"I'm thinking I'll spend the winnings on buying myself some new swimming gear."
Kanwal M.
"I will use this gift card to invest in myself and buy high-protein low-processed foods like almond butter."
Hongtao D.
"I plan to use the gift card to get a Hawkeye tennis t-shirt. Thank you, liveWELL! Go Hawks!"
PHA Benefits for YOU
Why the PHA Matters to Leaders
Frequently Asked Questions about the PHA
Who has access to the Personal Health Assessment Survey?
UI faculty and staff in 50% or greater, regular positions are eligible to take the PHA. Spouses, dependents, and retirees are not eligible to participate in liveWELL Programs at this time.
How will my confidentiality be maintained?
Limited UI Wellness Staff have access to client and user information. Please review our privacy practice notice. Your personalized feedback report and individual responses are intended only to help you if you are interested in engaging with the resources and tools provided.
For participation in the Personal Health Assessment, information will be stored on a secure system that resides with our third party vendor, Pro-Change Behavior Solutions. We (UI Wellness/liveWELL) do report information in aggregate format only for the purpose of sharing population health trends over time, identifying key areas of focus, and sharing progress. This is important to us so that we understand the needs of the UI population and focus our resources accordingly.
Individual health information will not be reviewed with you or others without your specific consent.
What is the purpose of the Personal Health Assessment?
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SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUAL - We want to connect you, an employee of the University of Iowa, with many resources to support your personal health and well-being. A feedback report will highlight resources and research-based suggestions that may help you now or in the future. The feedback report is not intended to tell you what to do, but rather to offer potentially beneficial suggestions for ways to improve your well-being. We understand and respect that health behaviors are complex, personal, and your choice.
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HEALTHY WORKPLACE CULTURE - To provide a healthy workplace, the University of Iowa monitors trends in population health behaviors and attitudes over time so that we know how to best support our employees. Your participation helps inform a larger strategy around employee well-being.
Will participation in liveWELL programs affect my health insurance premium?
No. Your participation in the Personal Health Assessment and any other wellness programs is completely voluntary and you will not see any changes to your health insurance premiums.
The university’s health plans are considered self-insured, which means the university is responsible for the costs of the claims incurred. We hope that one benefit of liveWELL programs is a reduction in health care claims from health plan participants, and a measurable savings to the university health plans. Information is not shared with Wellmark. Limited UI Wellness staff will have administrative access to individual and aggregate information.
How often can I take the Personal Health Assessment?
You may take your Personal Health Assessment every 90 days. Meanwhile, you can review your feedback from your last Quality Health Survey by clicking on "Feedback Report" from the PHA page accessed through Employee Self Service.
You can determine the last time you took the PHA by logging in to Employee Self-Service and clicking the Personal Health Assessment link. Click "Continue to the PHA and Recharge+." Here you'll see the date of your last PHA and when you are eligible to take it again.
What if my Personal Health Assessment report indicates something of significant concern?
The feedback report you receive identifies resources that you can contact directly. You can contact liveWELL at any time with questions about your report or our services.
How will this program interact with my health care provider?
With your consent, the information from the Personal Health Assessment and any referrals to a Health Coach or other liveWELL programs can be shared directly with your health care provider. These programs are designed to work collaboratively with your health care provider and offer you resources that may be beneficial to your health. However, no communication will occur without your written consent.