December 2, 2013
Did you know there are many free online resources, smartphone apps and programs available to Yale employees that support efforts to stay healthy or to make healthy behavior changes? Some of the resources currently available are:
- beingwellatyale.shapeup.com - physical activity tracking, calorie and nutrition tracking, smoking cessation tracking, social networking
- Yale Employee Assistance Program provided by Magellan with access to Healthy Roads lifestyle management tool (for all Yale employees)
- Aetna Health Assessment, online wellness programs, Digital Health Coaching (for Aetna insurance members)
- Get Healthy CT - community resource site with info on physical activity, nutrition and more
- MyFitnessPal - physical activity tracking, calorie and nutrition tracking, social networking
- Lose It! - physical activity tracking, calorie and nutrition tracking, social networking
- RunKeeper - track runs and walks, share with friends on social media (optional)
- SparkPeople - physical activity tracking, calorie and nutrition tracking, recipes, social networking
- MapMyFitness - physical activity tracking, calorie and nutrition tracking, social networking
- Insight Timer - meditation time keeping, social networking
- FreshStart - Yale sponsored smoking cessation program
- Freedom From Smoking - American Lung Association’s online smoking cessation program
- Lung Helpline - American Lung Association’s phone consultation program smoking cessation program