Engineering Good Health
Welcome to the Health & Benefit Trust Fund's Engineering Good Health headquarters!
You can find helpful information about your benefits, wellness tips and reminders, and the latest wellness and health news from around the internet.
We hope this information will help you better understand and use your benefits and improve your health.
- Preventive Care
- Complex Care
- Flu Shots
- Engineering Good Health Library
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield Health and Wellness Programs
- OptumRx Diabetes Management Program
Check out the results of our recent Wellness Survey!
January 01, 0001
Best Exercises for Heart Failure
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Activity may be just what the doctor ordered for your heart failure. Here are some of the best exercises to keep your ticker working like clockwork.
January 01, 0001
6 Ways to Improve Your Back Pain
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Everyone gets back pain at some time. Here are six ways to help you improve your back pain.
January 01, 0001
Get Out: Nature Is the Fix for COVID-19 Stress
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Millions of other Americans trying to cope with the pandemic and its restrictions have discovered -- or rediscovered -- the power of the outdoors and nature to ease stress.
January 01, 0001
The Greatest Gift to Loved Ones This Covid Winter? Don’t Infect Others
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“Our biggest worry is Covid-19 fatigue,” a coronavirus expert says. “People are losing respect for the virus and letting their guard down, which is a bad idea.”
January 01, 0001
Ways to Get Your Kids Moving
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Teens and tweens need exercise, period. Many parents are finding informal, creative and encouraging ways to get their isolated offspring outside safely.
January 01, 0001
New voices chosen to elevate the link between type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke
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The American Heart Association® and American Diabetes Association’s® Know Diabetes by Heart™ initiative reveals new ambassador class during American Diabetes Month®
January 01, 0001
Brain Health - Memory and Stress
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Tips on how to improve your well-being ... Lewy body dementia, as shown in new documentary, is a common and often misdiagnosed condition ... People with movement disorders harness the power of musi...
January 01, 0001
Flu Shot May Shield You From Severe COVID
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The flu vaccine also appears to significantly reduce a COVID-19 patient's risk for ending up in an intensive care unit (ICU), researchers say.
January 01, 0001
Depression Has Strong Ties to Stroke, Study Finds
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Compared to participants with no depressive symptoms, those with scores of one to three had a 39% increased stroke risk. Those with scores of more than four had a 54% higher risk, after the researchers accounted for demographic factors.
January 01, 0001
Allergies, Colds, Flu And COVID-19: How To Best Prep For Fall's 'Sick Season'
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Coughs, sore throats and runny noses are common in fall and winter, and they rarely signal dire disease. But with COVID-19 a threat this year and flu an annual hazard, here's what you need to know.
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January 01, 0001
High blood pressure is out of control in America
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The American Heart Association provides tips for blood pressure management
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January 01, 0001
Should You Schedule a Mammogram Screening During COVID?
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Doctors say the risk of undiagnosed breast cancer trumps that of COVID-19 ... For almost 20 years, Karen Syring never missed her annual mammogram. ... A longtime public-school teacher, Syring usual...
January 01, 0001
Here's the Difference Between Flexibility and Mobility – and Why It Matters
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Experts explain why you need more than stretching to stay mobile.
January 01, 0001
How Flu Shots Can Help in the Fight Against Covid-19
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Experts worry that the two diseases could overwhelm the health care system and create a new shortage of hospital beds and personal protective equipment.
January 01, 0001
You might want to rethink using a stability ball as your desk chair
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Sitting on this unstable surface won’t strengthen your core or torch calories.
FAQs
As an Active Member, what is our Medical Coverage?
The Health and Benefit Trust Fund offers medical benefits to active eligible participants. Medical benefits include coverage for preventive care, doctor visits, hospital stays and other medical services. The Health and Benefit Trust Fund shares most of the cost of medical services when you visit in-network providers, meaning you pay less out-of-pocket for your health care. The Medical Plan is administered by Empire BlueCross BlueShield. For more information, go to the Medical Benefits page.