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.
We now have confirmed cases of measles in King County and surrounding counties. Ensuring you and your family are vaccinated against measles is an important way to protect yourself and others. Read on for information on why the MMR vaccine is important, who needs the MMR vaccine, and where they can be vaccinated. What makes... Continue Reading →
March 25 is Diabetes Alert Day. This day was established to serve as a “wake-up call” for the American public to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes by taking a Diabetes Risk Test, while also providing essential information on how to reduce the risk. This initiative is spearheaded by... Continue Reading →
To help manage rising health care costs, a new emergency room (ER) out-of-pocket limit was added to the Regence KingCare PPO and KingCare Select medical plans for those in the Regular and TEA-DOT employee benefit groups. If you fall into one of these groups and visit the ER, your total out-of-pocket costs may be higher... Continue Reading →
Food choices can support your immune health and help prevent type 2 diabetes. King County offers Omada—a personalized program that provides you with resources and support you need to maintain a well-balanced diet. Omada helps you reach your health goals with a personalized plan, dedicated health coach, and tools to track your health progress. King... Continue Reading →
Balanced You Wellness Heroes highlights employees doing things to better their lives, the lives of their colleagues, and our community. Meet Wellness Hero Carmen Johnson, King County Retirement Navigator. In this video Carmen talks about how her role helps employees on the road to retirement, the importance of educating and planning for retirement, the million-dollar... Continue Reading →
Do you have ideas on how King County can better support the well-being of you and your colleagues? Balanced You is seeking employees interested in joining our Balanced You Employee Well-being Advisory Committee! Any King County employee who is interested is invited to apply. Inspired by employees, Balanced You equips us to live healthy and... Continue Reading →
As we look beyond Mental Health Month, Balanced You invites employees to continue learning about emotional well-being. In this spirit, employees are invited to join Balanced You on Thursday, June 13, from noon to 1 p.m. for a Balanced You Self-Care Webinar on post-traumatic stress disorder. Register here for the webinar. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)... Continue Reading →
May 5 - 11 is Be Kind to Animals Week. During Mental Health Month we at Balanced You want to be sure employees know the link between pet ownership and mental health. Research from the National Institute of Health (NIH) suggests that interacting with animals has been shown to decrease levels of cortisol (a stress-related... Continue Reading →
These 30-minute move breaks are free and virtual so you can tap in from anywhere and benefit from the instruction of a certified trainer. Join us for all the classes in the Get Movin' with Balanced You series focusing on yoga, stretching, cardio, the core, mat-based Pilates, and strength training. Classes are for all levels,... 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 →
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