2024 Statewide Wellness Calendar
Monthly Newsletter & Live Webinar Links
October
It’s Flu Season!
Flu season is here. Your flu shot is waiting at your doctor’s office, pharmacy, or neighborhood Florida Blue Center. Your annual flu shot is the best way to protect you and those around you from becoming very sick.
UPCOMING LIVE WEBINAR TOPICS
• BETTER YOU: BREAST CANCER (Tuesday, 10/8 – 1pm ET)
Join us to learn about the risk factors, symptoms, screening tools, treatment options and lifestyle behaviors associated with reducing your risk of developing breast cancer.
• ASK THE DIETITIAN: SHOPPING ON A BUDGET (Wednesday, 10/9 – 1pm ET)
Join Lauren as she reviews ways to save at the grocery store and provides some inexpensive meal ideas
• ASK THE MD – SANITAS: STRESS MANAGEMENT (Wed., 10/16 – 12:00pm ET)
Join a social worker from Sanitas Medical Clinic to learn techniques to manage your stress and stay calm.
* Certificate of attendance emailed to participants.
Recording link emailed to those who register and miss.
FLORIDA BLUE ANSWERS
Becoming and staying healthy can help you lower your healthcare premiums. Learn how with these tips and resources.
- Discount and rewards – as a Florida Blue member, you get more than just health coverage.
- How health coverage works – having health coverage means you won’t have to pay the whole cost of care on your own.
- In-network vs. out-of-network – a health coverage network includes the medical professionals, facilities and suppliers we have contracted with to provide care for you.
HEALTHY NUGGETS (Short videos) – Oct 10th is World Mental Health Day
Are you recharging your electronic devices more often than you are recharging your own batteries? With the demands of our professional and personal lives, it is common to feel overwhelmed and burned out. Taking just a few minutes for yourself throughout your busy day to “unplug & recharge” will help you stay focused, energized and calmer. Take Small Steps to a Better You with our healthy nuggets.
- Mental Well-Being: Online tools for support (3:52) ~ With the rise of technology, you can now get help right at your fingertips. Explore online tools and apps that can support your mental health journey. In this short video, we’ll share some of our favorite apps we use and recommend. Check your Florida Blue plan to see what’s available to you.
FLORIDA BLUE CENTERS
Get support from our friendly team members at your local Florida Blue Center. Our community specialists and nurses can help you understand your health plan, compare costs, enroll in rewards, connect with local resources, improve your health with care management and a lot more. Find a Florida Blue Center near you and schedule an appointment (not required but suggested).