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Metabolic Syndrome

Initial Meeting October 6th NEL Seminar Room

8:30-10:30am or 2:00-4:00pm

All additional meetings will be Webinar Sessions

Cost to participant $5 a week for a total of $50 dollars.

Metabolic Application

Improve Your Biometric Results and Lose Weight

Are you at risk for Metabolic Syndrome?

How would you like to improve your biometric results (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, etc.) and lose weight? Healthy eating, healthy weight management and physical activity can help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other serious health conditions.

Starting in October, University of Oklahoma will offer a 10-week program* which can provide you with tools to help you lose weight, reduce stress, increase exercise, and improve your health. It also addresses the precursors to heart disease, diabetes, stroke and a number of other conditions.  

Participation will be limited and you must complete an application to be considered.

What is “Metabolic Syndrome?”

Metabolic syndrome is a collection of risk factors that can increase your chance of developing heart disease, diabetes, a stroke and a number of other conditions. According to a national health survey, more than 47 million adults have metabolic syndrome.**

These five questions can tell you about your risk for metabolic syndrome:

1. Blood pressure: Is yours 130/85 or higher?

2. HDL (good) cholesterol: Is your level less than 40 mg/dl for men; less than 50 mg/dl for women?

3. Fasting blood glucose: Is your glucose level above 100 mg/dl?

4. Triglycerides: Is yours above 150 mg/dl?

5. Waistline: Does yours measure 40” or more for men; 35” or more for women (when measured across the belly button)?

If you answered yes to three or more of the above, you may have metabolic syndrome. This means you have a significantly higher chance of developing a serious health condition in the next several years.

Through this program, you have the opportunity to lose weight, feel better, and decrease your risk factors for developing heart disease, diabetes, stroke and a number of other conditions.

How the Program Works

The program will focus on one of the primary issues that lead to metabolic syndrome – our eating habits. This program cuts through the hype and offers a way to eat the foods you like, by helping you create changes in your behavior instead of putting you on a “diet.”

Here is a summary of the program’s key features:

• The program focuses on weight loss and maintenance through eating and your individual hunger and hydration habits.

• It includes evaluating exercise, personal habits and personal needs.

• The program lasts for 10 weeks.

• You learn how to develop a lifestyle of eating the foods you like while improving your health and losing weight.

 Participation Basics

• The program is available to Faculty & Staff.

• You must complete the Program Application by September 25th .

• Participants will be chosen based on their health conditions and their willingness to meet the requirements noted below.

• A limited number of participants will be selected for program.

• Programs will begin in October and will last approximately 10 weeks.

To be considered for this health improvement program, you must agree to:

• Complete three lab screenings: one at the beginning of the program, the second at the end of the program; the third at 12 months.

• Commit to participate in a 2.5 hour kick-off meeting on October 6th .

• Commit to participate actively in the program and attend at least 8 of the 9 remaining one-hour classes.

• Complete a participant survey at the end of the program.

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What’s In It for Me?

This program offers proven ways you can change your behavior. Specifically, it can help you:

• Lose weight.

• Improve your health.

• Look and feel better.

• Enjoy a lifetime of change.

A Note about Confidentiality…

The information you provide in any health screening, wellness assessment or to any program health professional is confidential and available only to you and those professionals. University of Oklahoma has no access to your personal information, but will receive a list of participants along with attendance records (for administration and billing purposes), and aggregate reports, which will allow them to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Further, all our program partners cannot sell or otherwise divulge any employee information to any unauthorized party.

Questions?

Contact Breion Rollins at brollins@ouhsc.edu

*This program is not a substitute for the sound medical advice of your doctor. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your medical condition or your participation in this program, you should discuss them with your doctor.

Blue Points

Qualifying Activity	Points Earned	When Can I Earn Them?	Maximum That Can Be Earned	When Points Appear in Profile	When Do Points Expire?
Online Health Risk Assessment Complete or update the online Health Risk Assessment	2,500	Once every 6 months	2,500 every 6 months *	Within 48-72 hours after completing HRA	Blue Points do not expire as long as member remains active on with BCC and PHM
Quit Smoking Online Program Enroll, participate and complete various modules within the online quit smoking program. (Each module may take a week or more to complete)	250 per module	After completion of each module	Subject to the 1,000 points per week maximum	Within 48-72 hours of submitting each questionnaire
Weight Loss Online Program Enroll, participate and complete various modules within the online weight loss program. (Each module may take a week or more to complete)	250 per module	After completion of each module	Subject to the 1,000 points per week maximum	Within 48-72 hours of submitting each questionnaire
Online Ask An Expert Interact via secure e-mail with a nurse, dietitian, personal trainer or life coach through the Ask A Features on the Personal Health Manager	50 Per email sent	Anytime	Subject to the 1,000 points per week maximum	Within 7 days after sending e-mail
Personal Health Manager Tools & Resources Access various tools and resources within the Personal Health Manager including Eat Right, Get Fit, reading health related articles and more.	Varies – Personalized Based on Individual Goals and Interaction with the Online Tools	Anytime	Subject to the 1,000 points per week maximum	Upon completion of activity