STATE OF HEALTH is a no-cost, year-long program run by the State of Colorado to support your health and wellness goals. In addition to the benefits below, participants receive a $20 per month wellness credit for joining and completing the program, resulting in $480 in medical premium savings over two years! You’ll see the discount on your pay stub. Learn more about the timing of the incentive.
Through an almost entirely virtual platform, STATE OF HEALTH offers:
- Personalized health coaching
- Collaborative development of your health plan and goals
- Activities and referrals to community-based resources
- Skill groups that cover nutrition, exercise, stress management, getting better sleep, goal setting, and more
- A fitness portal with on-demand and live fitness classes
When you complete your first year of STATE OF HEALTH, you can reenroll in the same pathway or choose another! Some participants will be invited to become STATE OF HEALTH champions who promote the program and mentor new participants.
Eligibility
STATE OF HEALTH is currently available to State employees who are enrolled in a Cigna or Kaiser Permanente medical plan and have chronic conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, depression, or tobacco dependence.
Starting on July 1, 2023, all benefits-eligible State of Colorado employees (enrolled in a Cigna or Kaiser Permanente medical plan) can join the STATE OF HEALTH program.
Intensive
Employees with two or more chronic conditions are encouraged to enroll in the intensive pathway. This pathway is only available to State employees enrolled in a Cigna or Kaiser Permanente (KP) medical plan. All participants with behavioral health conditions or risks can access several counseling resources available through Cigna, KP, or the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP).
- Ten 45-minute health coaching sessions
- Physician/health coach integration and collaboration
- Skill groups and discussion groups
- Portal access to risk-specific health improvement resources
Cigna members will work with the Everside Health coaching team and physicians.
KP members will work with the KP health coaching team and physicians.
Supportive
We encourage employees with one chronic condition or risk factor to enroll in the supportive pathway. This pathway is only available to State employees enrolled in a Cigna or KP medical plan. Participants with anxiety, depression, or tobacco dependence will work with a CSEAP health coach and can access several counseling resources available through Cigna or KP.
PLEASE NOTE: This pathway does not include clinical integration with physicians.
- Six 30-45-minute health coaching sessions
- Skill groups
- Portal access to risk-specific health improvement resources
Cigna members will work with the Cigna health coaching team and any physician they prefer (Everside Health physicians are available). We encourage you to engage your physician(s) in your STATE OF HEALTH plans and goals.
KP members will work with the KP health coaching team and physicians.
SELF-DIRECTED
Employees who are not at risk for chronic conditions should join the self-directed pathway.
PLEASE NOTE: This pathway does not include clinical integration with physicians.
- Skill groups
- Portal access to risk-specific health improvement resources
- Physicians
- Behavioral health therapists
- Board-certified health coaches
- Registered dietitians
- Nurses
They'll help guide and cheer you on through every step of the program. They'll also work with you to pinpoint the things preventing you from making lasting changes in the past.