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.
How do I sign up?
Scheduling directions can be found in the attached 2017 PHA Instruction Sheet or click here to sign up: https://www.thedacare.org/pha. 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:
| Location | Date | Time |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 9-27-16 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 9-28-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 9-29-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 10-4-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 10-5-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University, Warch Campus Center – Appleton | 10-6-17 | 6:30 am – 10:30am |
| Lawrence University – Bjorklunden | 10-9-17 | 7:00 am – 9:00 am |
| 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.