Refresh From Stress

Improve your resiliency and enhance your overall emotional well-being during Refresh from Stress. You’ll learn quick and easy strategies to better respond to and manage stress. Record your progress using Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare) and earn a medical plan incentive or reward!

About this Challenge

Who is eligible?

Refresh from Stress is open to all benefits-eligible employees, as well as spouses and Pre-65 retirees on an Emory medical plan.

When is it?

Refresh from Stress takes place from September 1 – October 31, 2023.

What are the activities?

To successfully complete Refresh from Stress, you must complete 3 out of the 4 activities listed below. You can access these activities using Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare)

  1. Simple Peace Challenge (Sept 1 - Sept 30): Meditate at least 5 out of 7 days. Once you are done, answer one easy question to complete the self-attestation.  
  2. Watch 3 “Caregivers Meditation with Sharon Salzburg” videos (Sept 1 - Oct 31): Watch 3 short videos to learn to take time to care for yourself and accept help. To receive credit for this activity, you must watch the video to completion, without fast forwarding. If you pause and come back, you will need to restart the video to receive credit.
  3. Watch 3 “Building Resiliency” videos (Sept 1 - Oct 31): Learn how to build your resilience by watching the 3 videos in the “Building Resilience” Program. To receive credit for this activity, you must watch the video to completion, without fast forwarding. If you pause and come back, you will need to restart the video to receive credit.
  4. Self-Gratitude Challenge (Oct 1 - Oct 30): Reflect on at least one thing — big or small — you are grateful for each day. You can write it down in a journal, say it out loud, or sit in quiet reflection. Journal your gratitude for at least 21 of 30 days. Answer one easy question each day to complete the self-attestation.

Join Refresh from Stress

How to Participate

Here’s how you can join the Refresh from Stress:

  1. If you haven't already, join Healthy Emory Connect.
  2. On your Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare) home page, scroll down to the Recommended for You section where you’ll see 3 tiles for Refresh from Stress.
  3. Click on whichever activity you’d like to complete.

Incentives and Rewards

Emory Medical Plan Incentive

If you’re enrolled in an Emory medical plan, you can earn a $75 medical plan incentive. Complete 3 out of 4 activities listed above using Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare) to receive your incentive.

Aetna Members

  • If you have the HSA plan, you will receive a deposit in your health savings account.
  • If you have a POS plan, you will receive a credit toward your deductible or co-insurance.
  • To review your earned incentives, visit your member portal and follow the prompts or view this step-by-step guide.

 Kaiser Members

  • Your incentive will be added to your Kaiser Permanente Health Reimbursement Arrangement (KP HRA) and can be used towards your medical and pharmacy co-pays.
  • To review your earned incentive, visit your member portal and follow the prompts or contact Kaiser's Health Payment Services Team at 877-750-3399.

Rewards

If you’re not enrolled in a medical plan, up to 40 participants will have the chance to earn a $75 Amazon gift card. Healthy Emory will host drawings on November 14, 2023 and will email the winners to claim their prize by November 17, 2023.

Healthy Emory will host an additional drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card for any employee (whether you’re on an Emory medical plan or not) who completes the post-program survey.

Need Help?

If you have any questions, contact Sharecare Support via their support page or call 855-428-1708. You can also contact Healthy Emory at healthyemory@emory.edu.

Additionally, your division's Well-being Champion can help! Find your Well-being Champion.