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Title:	Health Promotion Program
Publication date:	8/8/2013
Effective date:	2/15/2007

BRIEF

Policy Summary

Berkeley Lab offers programs to promote the health of employees in coordination with University of California programs and medical benefits coverage.

Who Should Read This Policy

All Laboratory employees and supervisors

To Read the Full Policy, Go To:

The POLICY tab on this wiki page

Contact Information

For assistance with or information on health-promotion examinations, contact the:

Laboratory Medical Director
Pedro Estacio, MD
PLEstacio@lbl.gov

or

Health Services Program Manager
Sue Broadway
(510) 486-6266
scbroadway@lbl.gov

Title:	Health Promotion Program
Publication date:	8/8/2013
Effective date:	2/15/2007

POLICY

A. Purpose

This policy describes health-promotion programs at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

B. Persons Affected

Berkeley Lab employees

C. Exceptions

None

D. Policy Statement

Berkeley Lab provides employees with opportunities for health promotion through a variety of means, including:

Services offered by the on-site Health Services clinic
Contract health-promotion services hosted by Health Services
Educational offerings hosted by the Health Care Facilitator Program, in the Human Resources Department
Health-promotion programs offered by the University of California directly to employees
Health-promotion services offered through the medical benefits plans
Activities offered through the Employee Activities Association

Programs offered through Health Services vary over time according to current health knowledge, population health risks, and demographic trends. Examples of programs include:

Health-promotion examinations targeted to age-specific health risks
Immunization clinics
Weight-loss programs
Cholesterol screenings
Diabetes screenings
Skin cancer screenings

Information about upcoming health-promotion offerings is disseminated via Today at Berkeley Lab or by direct communication with employees.

E. Roles and Responsibilities

See PUB-3000, Chapter 3, for roles and responsibilities related to this policy's implementation.

Role	Responsibility
Laboratory Medical Director	Designs and oversees health-promotion efforts offered by Health Services Assesses workforce health risks
Human Resources	Local point of contact for questions about medical benefits plans.
UC Office of the President	Maintains the benefits website that details the UC-wide health promotion and medical insurance plan documents.

F. Definitions/Acronyms

See PUB-3000, Chapter 3, for technical terms related to the details of this policy and its implementation.

Term	Definition
Health Promotion	Activities designed to increase awareness, and inform and motivate employees to decrease their health risks

G. Recordkeeping Requirements

Health Services maintains confidential medical records of employees participating in on-site health promotion activities.

H. Implementing Documents

Document Number	Other Reference	Title
Multiple	PUB-3000, Chapter 3	Health Services
Multiple	RPM, Chapter 1, Section 1.12	Health Services
02.06.008.000	RPM, Chapter 2, Section 2.15	Worker's Compensation Insurance
02.02.007.000		Nonsmoking Policy
Multiple	PUB-3000, Chapter 1	General Policy and Responsibilities
Multiple	PUB-3000, Chapter 4	Industrial Hygiene
Multiple	PUB-3000, Chapter 5	Occupational Safety
Multiple	PUB-3000, Chapter 9	Emergency Management
07.03.001.001	PUB-3000, Chapter 15	Occurrence Reporting
07.07.012.001	PUB-3000, Chapter 17	Ergonomics
07.07.024.001	PUB-3000, Chapter 19	Personal Protective Equipment
07.07.004.001	PUB-3000, Chapter 26	Biosafety

I. Contact Information