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Personal Health Assessment (PHA) Registration is Now Open

What is a PHA?

The Personal Health Assessment is a tool that highlights how our lifestyle choices directly impact overall health. Two scores are provided:

  • Your Lifestyle Rating is based on your self-reported daily habits related to nutrition, physical activity, alcohol consumption, stress and depression, and tobacco use.
  • Your Biometric Score is based on tobacco use, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar.

The Personal Health Assessment Report provides personalized feedback, tips to improve your lifestyle habits, and resources for more information.

Who is eligible to participate?

All staff and faculty are welcomed and encouraged to participate in the PHA process.  Participation is also encouraged for the following individuals covered under the Lawrence University medical plan: spouses/domestic partners of employees, retirees and spouses/domestic partners of retirees. 

Note for Medical Plan Participants

Participation by employees, retirees covered under the medical plan, and spouses/domestic partners covered under the medical plan will provide the discounts to the medical plan premium.  All participants must complete both the biometric screening and the lifestyle questionnaire to receive the premium discount. The questionnaire can be completed 5 days after your biometric screening appointment.  Discounts are provided based upon participation and are not scoring or results based.

If you or your spouse/domestic partner is pregnant or within 6 months post-partum during the time of the assessments, participation by the pregnant/post-partum individual will not be required to obtain the discounts on medical plan premiums. Human Resources must be notified if this is applicable to you or spouse/domestic partner by October 7, 2019.  

How do I sign up?

Scheduling directions can be found in the 2019 PHA Instruction Sheet or click here to sign up. The PHA schedule books quickly.  To ensure you receive your preferred appointment time, do not delay in scheduling your appointment.

What is the PHA schedule?

The PHA schedule is as follows:

Date Time Location
Wednesday,
September 25, 2019
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM Warch Campus Center – Hurvis & Mead Witter
Thursday,
September 26, 2019
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM Warch Campus Center – Hurvis & Mead Witter
Friday,
September 27, 2019
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM Warch Campus Center – Hurvis & Mead Witter
Monday,
September 30, 2019
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM Warch Campus Center – Hurvis & Mead Witter
Thursday,
October 3, 2019
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM Warch Campus Center – Hurvis & Mead Witter
Friday,
October 4, 2019
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM Warch Campus Center – Hurvis & Mead Witter
Monday,
October 7, 2019
6:30 AM – 10:30 AM Warch Campus Center – Hurvis & Mead Witter
Monday,
October 7, 2019
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Bjorklunden

NOTE: this appointment requires each participant to fast for at least 8 hours prior to the appointment time.

Please contact your HR Representative if you have any questions regarding the PHA process including scheduling your assessment.   

Thank you,

Human Resources