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Exercise To Prevent Disease

By Sarah Johnson / May 18, 2012

9 Ways Exercise Keeps You Healthy By Cheryl Grant Sure, getting sweaty will keep you slender—but it’ll also help prevent osteoporosis, fatigue, cancer, and more!  Skin Cancer More than 3.5 million skin cancers in over 2 million people are diagnosed annually.  But pairing exercise with a habit you may already have—consuming coffee or other caffeinated drinks—may…

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Healthy Lifestyle and a Busy Schedule

By Sarah Johnson / May 8, 2012

At Valued Health Partners, we understand what it means to be living a full and busy life! Between work, daily to-dos, and deadlines, not to mention keeping on top of your house, children’s activities, and other pursuits, your calendar may be as stuffed as turkey dinner at Thanksgiving. We all know how that ends. You…

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Glucose–Energizer and the the Silent Killer

By Sarah Johnson / March 2, 2012

One author, who writes often for the American Diabetic Association, describes glucose like gasoline to an automobile. All of our cells use glucose. It is our primary source of energy. When our car’s gas tank is empty ‘it don’t run’, our body reacts in a similar fashion without glucose causing our energy to plummet. When…

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Budget to Buy-In

By Sarah Johnson / March 2, 2012

Every client has goals and situations to overcome when it comes to implementing a Wellness Plan that will deliver on the promise of cost reduction.  From budget to buy-in, it’s all about fitting the plan to the group. We’re here for you as you take stock of how to make health improvement a major factor…

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Will a Wellness Program Save Your Clients Money?

By Sarah Johnson / March 2, 2012

Recent health care reform has emphasized the importance of preventative employee wellness programs.  Many employers are hesitant to go forward because of costs, but we’ve seen an ROI as high as 7:1 through a premium differential based Wellness Program by HealthSteps, Powered by Critique. Here are a few other examples: A manufacturer of personal protective…

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Prescription Benefit Management

By Sarah Johnson / March 2, 2012

Do you want to “cost shift” or “savings share” when it comes to Prescription Benefit Management? Having the right programs and lowest total cost available to you helps the employer and the participant save money. It’s your choice. We offer programs, options and plan designs aimed at reducing costs and then you decide!  With robust programs and proper…

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Successful Benefit Plan Administration

By Sarah Johnson / March 2, 2012

Our objective is to provide successful benefit plan administration.  We provide expertise through our staff members who have multi-faceted experience.  We bring you the latest technologies, creative benefit design, deepest available discounts, broadest networks, specialty resources and cost containment that really contains cost.  We have access to a wide range of benefit solutions, broad exposure…

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Obesity In The Workplace

By Sarah Johnson / October 26, 2011

Obesity rates keep climbing.  The chances are high that someone you know–a love one, friend or coworker–struggles with being overweight or obese.  Colorado boasts the lowest obesity rate in the U.S. with less than 20 percent.  Nearly 1 in 5 adults is obese in the leanest state in the union! Obesity is a real threat! It…

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Do you know your fasting Glucose Level?

By Sarah Johnson / October 26, 2011

“Were people to continue filling their car’s tank, they would find when it reaches FULL, attempting to pump more gas would create a wet, stinking mess.  People keep eating sweets and filling their bodies with glucose and have little regard for the deadly consequences because the too-much point is all internal.  There is no wet,…

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