Know Your Health Numbers

Getting healthy starts with knowing four important health numbers – blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index and blood glucose. How much do you know about these numbers? Test your knowledge with a quick quiz.

Introducing Apex WebMD Health Quest Survey

To receive your 2012 wellness credits, you must complete the new online health assessment through Apex WebMD. Click here for instructions on how to register. For your convenience we have also added Apex WebMD to Quick Links.

Look for your introductory letter from Apex WebMD mailed to your home, which will contain your personal identification number (PIN). You will also need your member ID number to register to take the Health Quest Survey. Your personal data has been preloaded if you have completed a health screening after October 1, 2010. This data is protected and you will need your PIN in order to view your health screening numbers. Please note that the only results that will be viewable after you enter the PIN are results through a previous UH on-site health screening or results faxed to the UHACO by your PCP, Corporate Health or a UH FastCare Clinic.

Know the Connection

If any of these numbers are above “healthy targets,” you increase your risk of developing a serious health problem. Consider these facts:

• High blood pressure is the #1 cause of stroke.
• There is a two times greater risk of heart attack if you have high cholesterol.
• The risk of arthritis in the knee is 4 to 5 times greater if you are obese.
• Diabetes causes 44% of new cases of kidney failure. By knowing your numbers, you’re taking a first step toward improving them.

We want to help you know your numbers and take that first important step toward getting healthier.

Watch a video to see how Richard Trice, Senior Director of Operations at UH Geneva and Conneaut medical centers, and his wife took steps to improve their health.