Central California Alliance for Health | Living Healthy | March 2016

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LIVING HEALTHY is published for the members and
community partners of CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE
FOR HEALTH, 1600 Green Hills Road, Suite 101, Scotts Valley,
CA 95066, telephone 831-430-5500 or 1-800-700-3874,
ext. 5505, website .
Information in LIVING HEALTHY comes from a wide range of
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specific content that may affect your health, please contact
your health care provider.
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Member Services Director
Editor
Health Education Coordinator III
Health Programs Supervisor
Jan Wolf
Erin Huang
Sandra Orozco
Deborah Pineda healthyliving
staying healthy
One of the best ways to stay well is to work closely with a doctor. If you don’t have
one already, we can help.
To find a doctor in our network, call Member Services at 1-800-700-3874. Or
you can use our online directory on our website, .
This simple step can lead to a healthier you.
We can help you find a doctor
Have you heard about the
Alliance’s Weight Watchers
Support Program (WWSP)?
Meet Missy, an Alliance
member who turned her life
around when she joined the
Alliance WWSP.
Missy’s journey began
at the end of 2014, when
she was referred by her
Primary Care Provider (PCP)
to the program. From the
start she was very positive
and ready to make healthy
lifestyle changes. At her first
Weight Watchers (WW)
meeting, she weighed in at
500 pounds. Nine months
and 30 WW meetings
later, she has lost close to
100 pounds and feels like
she has gained her life back.
Prior to joining the
program, her ability to move
was limited, and she needed
help with many of her daily
activities. She relied on a
walker, family and friends
to get around. About seven
months into the program,
she was able to walk without
her walker, just one of the
many goals that she has
fulfilled since she joined
the program.
Missy feels she has
gained the freedom to help
herself and others as well.
She also noticed a major
increase in her energy, feels
she can work better and
has not had to rely on any
pain medication. She is
working on making these
lifestyle and behavioral
changes permanent and has
made plans to ensure she
reaches her goals. She is
now actively living the life
Healthy body + healthy mind = happy life
she wants and is grateful
for all the support she has
received to get her here and
beyond.
Who can join? The Alliance
offers scholarships in the
form of vouchers to eligible
Alliance members to attend
weekly WW meetings.
Members who would like to
enroll in the program must
be referred by their PCP.
To be eligible for this
program, members must:
■ ■ Have the Alliance as their
primary health insurance
plan
■ ■ Have a body mass index
(BMI) of 30 or above
■ ■ Be at least 15 years old
For more information
about the WWSP and other
health education and disease
management programs,
please call the Alliance
Health Education Line at
1-800-700-3874, ext. 5580.
ALLIANCE WEIGHT WATCHERS SUPPORT PROGRAM
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