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Health and Wellness

February 6, 2024

Tobacco Cessation: A Virtual Lifestyle Education Program

Zoom

Smokers and tobacco users can and do quit for good. Join health coach Lindsay Bloom to learn about strategies to help you quit and remain smoke-free and tobacco-free as well as resources to help you avoid or waive the tobacco user premium as part of your Purdue Medical Plan.

This convenient 6-week workshop meets virtually for an hour every week and is open to all benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses on the Purdue Health Plan

The schedule is listed below. Register by Thursday, February 1. Meeting link will be sent before event.

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Tobacco Cessation Workshops

Are you ready to quit smoking? Quitting greatly reduces the risk of developing smoking-related diseases. Visit the Purdue Benefits Page for more information on approved tobacco cessation programs, health plan coverage for tobacco cessation products, and more.

Class meets on Tuesdays for these dates. Class will be held during Spring Break.

  • February 6
  • February 13
  • February 20
  • February 27
  • March 5
  • March 12

  • Benefits-eligible employees and their covered spouses on the Purdue medical plan who are members of the Healthy Boiler Health and Incentive Program may log in to the Healthy Boiler portal to register. Scroll to Healthy Boiler Workshops section, hover over the workshop’s square and hit “Submit” to register.
    • If you haven't signed up for the Healthy Boiler Program, learn more about the benefits you receive when you join and sign up to become a member.
  • Benefits-eligible employees who are not part of the Healthy Boiler Program, may email Bloom at [email protected] to register.

Complete this program and submit your certificate of completion to HR Help by March 31, 2024, to retroactively reduce your impacted premiums for the entire plan year (a refund will apply, if applicable). Certificates received after March 31 will reduce your premiums going forward for the rest of that plan year only. Learn more about tobacco cessation, waiving tobacco user premium, and more.

Please login with your Purdue University career account user name and password to access the secure web system, HR Help.

Lindsay Bloom, health coach

260-481-6651

[email protected]