January 2021

• – Webinar: What Stress and Diet Have in Common?
  Available All Month
  By Claremont EAP

• – Wellness Video: How Chronic Diseases Like Heart Disease and Diabetes May Develop Over Time
  Available All Month
  From Pinnacle Training Systems

• – Healthy Minute Video: Burn Baby Burn
  Available All Month
  From Pinnacle Training Systems

COVID-19 Resources

The Joint Health Management Board would like to remind you of key healthful resources to support you and your family’s physical and mental health during this time, as well as recent benefit updates.

September 13, 2020
Special Message from the JHMB: Is it the Flu or COVID-19? Healthful Info from the CDC to Understand the Difference

August 30, 2020
Special Message from the JHMB: Proactive Decisions in the Midst of a Pandemic

August 12, 2020
Informational Update: Caregiver Resources When Kids Return to School from Claremont EAP.

July 30, 2020
Informational Update: Fresno County Pre-Diabetes & Diabetes Resources During COVID-19 from the Fresno Diabetes Collaborative.

July 22, 2020
Informational Update: COVID-19 Testing Sites and Resources in Fresno County

May 17, 2020
Benefit Update: COVID-19 Antibody Testing

At this time, only COVID-19 antibody tests ordered by a physician will be covered at 100%. Self-ordered tests will not be covered at 100% but may be covered under existing Plan terms.

April 3, 2020
Benefit Update: COVID-19 Testing & Telehealth Visits

Take a moment to review a special video message from the District Superintendent and the JHMB Directors regarding recent benefit plan changes regarding COVID-19 Testing and Telehealth services effective as of March 18, 2020.

Healthful Resources

These services are here for you in your time of need, so be sure to check out the information available and contact the appropriate vendor when the need arises.

• – PlushCare Telehealth: Contact a physician (by phone or video) without leaving your home – now with $0 copay during the COVID-19 national emergency period.
• – Claremont EAP: Access online resources and support, and/or call and speak with representatives for free and confidential counseling, legal and financial consultations, and work/life referrals.
• – Kaiser Permanente: Adult members can download 2 popular self-care apps – Calm and myStrength – from kp.org/selfcareapps.
• – Halcyon Behavioral Health: Inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse services.

January 2021 – Healthy Aging Resources

This section includes tips, resources, and links from across the web with healthful information for our age 55+ community.

• – Healthline: Loneliness and COVID-19: How Pets Can Provide the Social Interaction We’re Missing Right Now
• – Healthline: Swapping Beans for Red Meat Can Lower Your Heart Disease Risk by 14%
• – Hopkins Medicine: Flu Prevention During Coronavirus Pandemic
• – Mayo Clinic: COVID-19 vaccine myths debunked

Each month, we provide healthful resources to support our age 55+ community. Visit the Resources page for past resources and information.