Welcome to Boise Healthy Choices
At Boise, we're committed to helping our employees improve their health. Achieving this goal ensures better quality of life for employees, higher productivity for the company, and better control over healthcare costs for everybody.
Boise's Healthy Choices Wellness Program, a key component of our consumer-driven health benefits, is available to help all Boise Inc. employees, spouses, and dependents. We encourage you to take a look around this site and use the tools that are available to you.
Also, don't forget that many more tools are available on Blue Cross of Idaho's website as well.
A new year, a new you! Chances are you've made a New Year's resolution for 2012. If it involves losing a few pounds, quitting smoking, or exercising more, here are few tips to help you stick to your goal.
1. Make a realistic plan. The surest way to fall short of your goal is to make it unattainable. So, be specific about how and when you'll make your resolution happen. The more details and parameters you have, the easier it will be to reach your goal.
2. Talk about it. Don't keep you resolution a secret. Tell friends and family members who will be there to support your resolve to improve your health. The best case scenario is to find yourself a buddy who shares your New Year's resolution and motivate each other.
3. Reward yourself. This doesn't mean you should eat an entire box of chocolates if your resolution is to eat healthier. Instead, celebrate your sucess by treating yourself to something you enjoy that doesn't contradict your resolution. If you've been sticking to your promise to eat better, perhaps your reward could be going to a movie with a friend.
4. Track your progress. Keep track of each small success you make toward reaching your larger goal. Short-term goals are easier to keep, and small accomplishments will help keep you motivated. Instead of focusing on losing 30 pounds, focus on losing the first five. Consider keeping a food diary to help you stay on track.
The 2012 Health Assessment campaign is now underway. Click on the link to the right to learn more.
Click on the Wellness News link to learn more about our latest wellness challenge – Brand New U.
Learn more about Boise's wellness-safety initiative by clicking the Wellness and Safety link to the right.
Eating a balanced diet is important to your overall health, but do you know what makes up a balanced diet and good nutrition?
Being active is an essential component of living a healthy life. Among many other benefits, it can help you maintain a healthy weight, build strong bones and muscles, and reduce stress.
Good health is more than just exercising and eating right. It's about taking care of the other components of your overall well-being too.
Thinking about kicking the habit?
Congratulations! Deciding to quit may be the single most important health decision of your life.
If you need help quitting tobacco, there are resources that can help.
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