Balanced You offers health and well-being options to support employees so you can feel good, get the most out of life, and do your best work for the people of King County.
For many of us, filing your taxes can cause anxiety. Using your financial wellness benefit, My Secure Advantage (MSA), there are several ways to take the stress out of this tax season: Consult an MSA Tax Specialist – Have tax-related questions? Talk with an MSA Money Coach to get answers and talk through your options. Call... Continue Reading →
You talked and Balanced You listened! Based on your feedback to our exercise sessions during Coffee Connections in 2022, we decided to host regular classes to get you moving through your busy workday. Get moving with us every other Wednesday via Zoom. These 30-minute move breaks are free and virtual so you can tap in... Continue Reading →
Balanced You continues to partner with Mindfulness Northwest to offer free mindfulness classes and workshops to King County employees. All classes are held live on Zoom. Mindfulness is a practice that can help you quiet your mind, find focus, and reduce some of the stress many of us experience. We have classes available for all employees that... Continue Reading →
My Secure Advantage (MSA) is a financial wellness program that provides King County employees with tools and coaching to help you reach your financial goals. King County employees get 90 days of money coaching every year. View the flyer below to learn more about MSA's Money Coaches. Click download at the bottom of this post to... Continue Reading →
Balanced You partners with Mindfulness Northwest to offer free mindfulness classes and workshops to King County employees. Below is a toolkit created by Mindfulness Northwest that offers practical tips to use mindfulness techniques that will reduce stress throughout your whole workday. Click download at the bottom of this post to save this toolkit. For a Quick... Continue Reading →
Balanced You partners with Mindfulness Northwest to offer free mindfulness classes and workshops to King County employees. If you want to practice mindfulness on your own outside of the classes, Mindfulness Northwest has created a Quick Start Guide to Mindfulness Practice. The guide below includes recommendations on mindfulness practices you can do on your own, at... Continue Reading →
It is common to feel stressed (or distressed) about food and exercise during celebrations, and this often peaks at winter holidays. Balanced You and our dietician partners at Public Health want to remind you to be gentle and kind to yourself. The winter holidays and the new year are a great time to take a... Continue Reading →
With holiday gatherings around the corner, it’s important to be up to date on your flu shot and COVID-19 vaccination. King County Public Health officials are noting that respiratory viral infections have increased both locally and nationally. October flu hospitalization rates were the highest reported at that time of the season in 10 years. Getting your... Continue Reading →
My Secure Advantage (MSA) is a financial wellness program that provides King County employees with tools and coaching to help you reach your financial goals. In this video, Balanced You's Employee Health Specialist, Karla Clark interviews MSA Financial Advisor, Tiffany Willis about financial planning for the holidays and how to recover after. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3C5ScImeQ For more information... Continue Reading →
Cross-posted from Public Health Insider As fall rolls around and holiday gatherings approach, so does flu season. That means it’s time to think about another important vaccine you should get this year: your flu shot. Here are ten things to know about the flu shot and why it’s so crucial this fall. 1. You may... Continue Reading →
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