Invest in your well-being with on-campus biometric screenings and Penn’s annual Be in the Know wellness campaign!
Penn’s annual Be in the Know wellness campaign is available for all benefits-eligible faculty, staff, and postdoctoral researchers and fellows eligible for the Penn Postdoc Benefits Plan. It provides an array of wellness tools, programs, resources, and rewards to support your health and feel your best – including options for a biometric screening.
The Penn Healthy You team is pleased to offer free biometric screenings at convenient University locations October 8 through November 26. Complete a screening to earn $75 in Pulse cash rewards.
Sign up for your appointment online at the Health Advocate website using your PennKey and password. Click the HEALTH tab at the top, then Health Screenings. Look for Schedule an Onsite Health Screening – click Schedule Now. Select your preferred location and follow the steps to schedule your appointment. You will receive an email from Health Advocate confirming your appointment.
What You’ll Learn at the Biometric Screening
Quick, convenient, and confidential biometric screenings provide key indicators about your health status. Your privacy is strictly protected. Penn will never know your individual screening results, health assessment answers, or personal health goals.
At these non-fasting, on-campus biometric screenings, Health Advocate personnel will measure your:
- Blood pressure
- Lipids, including total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides
- Blood sugar/glucose
Be in the Know Rewards Start with Your Biometric Screening
A biometric screening is the perfect kickoff to Be in the Know and the only required activity to receive any earned Pulse Cash rewards for the 2024-2025 campaign year, which runs July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025. Once your on-campus screening has been completed, Health Advocate will automatically send credit to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform – and you’ll earn $75 in Pulse Cash rewards! Please allow a few weeks for screening credit and Pulse Cash rewards to appear on Virgin Pulse.
Beyond a biometric screening, complete other qualifying “Ways to Earn 2024-2025” wellness activities to earn up to an additional $225 Pulse Cash rewards – for a total of $300 Pulse Cash rewards this year! Redeem your earned Pulse Cash on the Virgin Pulse platform Rewards page, choosing from gift cards, wellness items, and charitable donations.
Not enrolled on the Virgin Pulse platform? Get started at https://join.virginpulse.com/penn.
More Biometric Screening Options
If you are unable to make an on-campus biometric screening, there are additional no-cost, convenient options available to learn valuable health information and earn biometric screening credit. Review the Biometric Screening Options 2024-2025 flyer for details.
For complete details about the 2024-2025 Be in the Know wellness campaign, visit www.hr.upenn.edu/beintheknow.
*Per IRS guidelines, all Be in the Know rewards are subject to applicable payroll taxes at the time they are earned and rewarded to participants – even if rewards have not yet been redeemed (i.e., spent). Penn will process taxes on any earned rewards through participants’ paychecks on a quarterly basis (October 2024 and January, April, and July 2025.)
