County of Santa Clara

Stress Management is the KYH/KYH wellness theme for April, and Health Net wants to remind you of the many tools available to help you stress less.

Future online health challenges. Every three months, Health Net offers new health challenges that can help you practice and maintain healthy habits. These month-long programs provide a simple and fun way to stay on a healthy track. You'll find new ways to:

• Exercise
• Create fiscal wellness
• Cope with stress

And much more!

Stress less – Mental stress can affect you in an instant (acute stress), and over time (chronic stress). It also can cause or worsen physical problems such as:

• Headaches
• Stomach problems
• Illness and more

When you practice daily health habits, you can strengthen your body to adapt to short and long-term stress – and feel better. Use these health benefits to help control your stress.

myStrength (PDF) – If you are feeling stress, look to myStrength for help. myStrength is a vibrant, personalized website. It offers clinically-proven mental health apps and tailored wellness resources that can help you manage stress.

• step-by-step learning modules
• interactive tools
• weekly action plans
• videos

myStrength also has content that covers:

• Managing stress
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Chronic pain and more

Sign up for myStrength today!

April webinar – Do you suffer from lack of sleep? You're not alone. It's thought that between 50 and 70 million Americans have trouble sleeping. And, that lack of sleep can be linked to potential mental and physical health issues like:

• An increased risk of diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Obesity
• Heart disease

Health Net is here to help you get well and stay healthy! This is why in April we will offer up Good Night, Sleep Tight!, a telephone/webinar-based class. The webinar will cover some common sleep issues and easy tips to help you get a better night's rest.

Register and join us

Good Night Sleep Tight! Will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Pacific time.

For more information on Heart Health, check out these resources: Know Your Health, Keep Your Health

Trusted Programs and Services – Just for County of Santa Clara members:

• Babylon (telehealth) – Babylon provides access to healthcare anytime, from your phone. You can book a video appointment with a health care provider 24/7 through the Babylon app. Babylon is an option when you can't see your regular doctor.
• Omada – Diabetes and heart disease prevention – A digital lifestyle change program that combines the latest technology with ongoing support. It's an approach shown to help you lose weight and reduce the risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
• MinuteClinics – Use a convenient MinuteClinic for walk-in medical services in select locations. Find a Local CVS MinuteClinic Location (pdf)