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EMPLOYEE HEALTH continued from page 31 of their future health status and hopefully prevent catastrophic medical events. Both Worksite Wellness and Disease Management programs have evolved into more comprehensive, integrated and interactive attempts to improve lifestyle habits, health status and longevity. Recognizing this, the ACCG and BCBSGa are partnering to bring expanded disease management coupled with Wellness Programs to member counties. Through Local Government Risk Management Services (LGRMS), ACCG supports work-site wellness programs and provides ACCG Group Health Benefits Program members with Wellness Incentive Grants, paper-based Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs) and self-Care Health Guide books at no additional cost. ACCG is in the process of implementing a process for subsidizing on-line and paper HRAs for county employees through the BCBS 360° Health program. This important change means employee’s valuable self-reported health status Health Risk Appraisal data will be integrated into the entire 360° Health Program – making the Disease Management programs more successful in helping employees be as healthy as possible! Through Local Government Risk Management Services (LGRMS), ACCG offers Health Promotion Services and Wellness Programs that provide health and productivity services to employees and family members of ACCGBCBSGa Health Insurance Program member counties. ■ Link to ACCG/LGRMS Health Promotion Services: http://www.lgrms.com/ HPWW/ For information on how to begin or expand a wellness program for your county contact Sherea Robinson, Wellness Programs Coordinator at 800-650-3120. For more information on BCBSGa’s award- winning Disease Management Program, 360° Health, as well as work-site wellness offerings, contact Ron Kjar, BCBSGa Senior Account Executive at 404-842-8514. Link to BCBSGA wellness and disease management programs: http://www. bcbsga.com/wps/portal/chpculdesac?content_path=employer/noapplication/ healthyliving/nosecondary/notertiary/pw_a130242.htm&rootLevel=0&na =360employer&label= Editor’s note: In keeping with its mission to help counties hold the high costs associated with health care down, the ACCG Health Benefits Program has continued to expand its Wellness Incentive Grant Program for members of the ACCG Group Health Benefits Program looking to implement or expand wellness activities for their employees. During 2008 member counties received almost $100,000 in grants to encourage wellness activities. Al Jones, CLU, ARM, is a principal of Jones Management Consulting, Inc., consultant to the ACCG Health Benefits Program for Georgia counties. He can be reached toll-free at 800-856-6372. 32 347176_McCall.indd GOVERNMENT GEORGIA COUNTY 1 11/19/08 3:09:51 PM http://www.lgrms.com/HPWW/ http://www.lgrms.com/HPWW/ http://www.bcbsga.com/wps/portal/chpculdesac?content_path=employer/noapplication/healthyliving/nosecondary/notertiary/pw_a130242.htm&rootLevel=0&na=360employer&label= http://www.bcbsga.com/wps/portal/chpculdesac?content_path=employer/noapplication/healthyliving/nosecondary/notertiary/pw_a130242.htm&rootLevel=0&na=360employer&label= http://www.bcbsga.com/wps/portal/chpculdesac?content_path=employer/noapplication/healthyliving/nosecondary/notertiary/pw_a130242.htm&rootLevel=0&na=360employer&label= http://www.bcbsga.com/wps/portal/chpculdesac?content_path=employer/noapplication/healthyliving/nosecondary/notertiary/pw_a130242.htm&rootLevel=0&na=360employer&label= http://www.mccallinc.com

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Georgia County Government - January 2009 Contents President’s Message County Matters Forward-Thinking Bulloch County Leaders Put Progress on the Front Burner Robert Farris: Champion for Georgia’s Forests ACCG, BCBS of Georgia Work Together to Improve County Employee Health Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: McIntosh County Extension News: Cooperative Extension Generates ROI Research Corner: How Does Your County Rate? County Parade Index of Advertisers

Georgia County Government - January 2009

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