Penn’s 2023-2024 Be in the Know wellness campaign, open to all benefits-eligible faculty, staff, and postdoctoral researchers and fellow eligible for the Penn Postdoc Benefits Plan, provides an array of programs and resources to focus on your health and well-being, connect with the Penn community, and earn up to $300* in Pulse Cash rewards.

This fall, the Penn Healthy You team, in partnership with Health Advocate, will offer on-campus biometric screenings at convenient University locations. Quick, no-cost screening appointments will be held from October 10 through November 30. Advanced registration is required, so sign up for your appointment online at Penn’s Health Advocate portal. Log in with your PennKey and password, and follow these steps:

• Click on the “Schedule a Health Screening” tile
• Look for “Attend an Onsite Health Screening Event”
• Click “Schedule”
• Search by available location and follow steps to make your appointment

For a complete list of screening dates and locations, download the biometric screening schedule.

Rewards Start With Your Biometric Screening

Completing a biometric screening is an essential step for Be in the Know 2023-2024. It is the only activity required to receive Pulse Cash rewards this year. Biometric screenings also provide you with key indicators about your health and professional feedback on the meaning of your results.

Once you complete your screening between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, you’ll earn your first $50 in Pulse Cash rewards. Health Advocate will automatically send biometric screening results and credit to Virgin Pulse on your behalf. (Please allow at least two weeks for them to appear on the platform). You’ll also be able to earn an additional $250 in Pulse Cash rewards when you complete your choice of over 90 qualifying well-being activities from our 2023-2024 “Ways to Earn” list. All Pulse Cash rewards are redeemable on the Virgin Pulse platform—allowing you to choose from gift cards, wellness items, and charitable donations.

If you are not enrolled on the Virgin Pulse platform, get started today at https://join.virginpulse.com/penn.

What to Expect at the Screening

Please bring your PennCard or University ID card to your biometric screening appointment. At the on-campus biometric screening, a Health Advocate representative will measure key components of your overall health:

• Blood pressure
• Total cholesterol
• HDL cholesterol
• Blood sugar/glucose

More Biometric Screening Options

On-campus screenings are an easy way to earn biometric screening credit for Be in the Know 2023-2024, but there are other choices to fit your schedule:

• Submit screening results from your healthcare provider: Obtain a screening between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Download the Consent to Release Results form), then follow the instructions to submit your confidential results to Health Advocate. Once Health Advocate processes your form, they will automatically send results and credit to Virgin Pulse. Please allow a few weeks for credit to appear on the platform.
• Two Labcorp options available through Virgin Pulse: Sign into the Virgin Pulse platform, go to Programs tab and “Biometric Screenings Options, 2023-2024” page for the order links. Click the “START NOW” button on the left side of the screen. Choose from “Labcorp Patient Service Center” (voucher) or “Labcorp OnDemand Home Test” (home test kit). For both options, Labcorp will process your screenings and automatically send results and credit to Virgin Pulse. Labcorp will email you a link to view results. Processing for both options takes several weeks, so please complete them before June 1, 2024.
  • Labcorp Voucher Program: Download a voucher (screening script) from the Virgin Pulse platform. Schedule and complete a screening appointment at a participating Labcorp facility near you.
  • Home Test Kits: Order a home test kit on the Virgin Pulse platform. Complete the kit at home, which will include all directions and supplies and mail back the completed kit.

For complete Be in the Know 2023-2024 campaign details, including more ways to earn rewards, visit www.hr.upenn.edu/beintheknow.

—Division of Human Resources