Choose Well biometric screening eventsThere is widespread agreement that patients who are informed, active participants in their own health care have better outcomes, and their health care is apt to cost less. As part of our continuing effort to give employees the tools they need to be active participants in their own health care, the Health Matters team is proud to sponsor a series of events to help you: - Know your numbers
- Choose quality, affordable health care
At these events you will be able to get a biometric screening of your cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose levels. You will also be able to meet representatives from our health care plans who can tell you more about how they can help you find quality, affordable health care in the region.
Know your numbers -- get a biometric screening
Healthy numbers mean a healthy body. If you follow a healthy lifestyle – eat smart, move more, and avoid smoking – you can even turn bad numbers around. Small changes can make a big difference. For example, every point you raise your HDL ('good' cholesterol) you reduce your risk of coronary disease by 2%. So just raising HDL by five points cuts your heart disease risk by 10%. Thanks to these biometric screenings funded through a grant by Aetna, you can check your numbers and act accordingly. Check the schedule below and register:
Reserve your screening time
Screening Site |
Date & Time |
Location |
Black River Bldg., Renton
To register for a screening call 425-899-3000, then press "1". |
October 5
Health screenings: 7 – 11 a.m.
Resource fair: 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
1000 Oakesdale Ave SW
(Single story building just south of the main Blackriver Building.)
Hearings Room |
King Street Center, Seattle
To register for a screening call 425-899-3000, then press "1".
(Health screenings at this site are full.) |
October 6
Health screenings: 7 – 11 a.m.
Resource fair: 7 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
201 S Jackson Street
8th Floor Conference Room |
Maleng Regional Justice Center, Kent
To register for a screening call 425-899-3000, then press "1". |
October 7
Health screenings: 8 a.m. -12 p.m.
Resource fair: 8 a.m – 1:30 p.m. |
401 Fourth Avenue N
Courtrooms 4H & 4J |
Chinook Bldg., Seattle
To register for a screening call 425-899-3000, then press "1".
(Health screenings at this site are full.) |
October 20
Health screenings: 7 – 11 a.m.
Resource fair: 7 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
401 Fifth Avenue
Rooms 121 & 123 |
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Atlantic/Central Base, Seattle
To register for a screening fill out/send in form or call 206-263-7333. |
October 14
Health screenings: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Resource fair: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
2 Training Rooms |
South Base, Tukwilla
To register for a screening fill out/send in form or call 206-263-7333. |
October 15
Health screenings: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Resource fair: 8 a.m – 4 p.m. |
Classrooms A & B (operations) |
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Choose quality, affordable health care -- meet representatives from Aetna and Group Health Across America, there are serious gaps between the health care that people should receive and the care that they actually receive. Here in the Puget Sound Region, a 2004 RAND study estimated people get the right care only 59 percent of the time. The choices you makes about where and when you get health care can affect your pocket book and your health. Thinking of switching to Group Health?
Out-of-pocket expenses for KingCareSM are going up in 2010, but expenses in the Group Health plan will remain the same. Come learn why a leading consumer magazine named Group Health the number one managed care organization in the U.S. and why Group Health clinics some of the region’s highest quality ratings in the Puget Sound Health Alliance Community CheckUp Report Want to stay with KingCareSM?
Learn more about the tools Aetna has to help you make smart choices that can save you money and improve your health. | |
