Health & Wellness

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is dedicated to helping its members live long and productive lives and enjoy a good quality of life. Most people view being healthy as a 'lack of disease' but there is so much more to being healthy. Wellness, and our health, is about having a whole or balanced body system: one's physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.

Every time you make even a small choice that helps you move toward better health you are practicing wellness. Below is some information to help you on your road to wellness.

Health and Wellness

• Preventive care recommendations
• Falls and older adults
• Healthy Aging
• Quit smoking: For free telephone counseling services, contact: 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669).
• Bone basics

Eating Well, Staying Active and Recipes 

• Blueberry smoothie recipe
• Eating well as you get older
• 10 Nutrient Rich Foods
• Nutrient dense vs. calorie dense
• Oatmeal banana cookie recipe (pdf)
• Sweet grilled peaches recipe
• Healthy chocolate peanut butter no bake cookies
• Oatmeal banana cookie recipe

​Staying Active

• Learn about endurance, strength, balance and flexibility exercises
• Exercise and physical activity

Taking Medicines Safely and Effectively

• 2020 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Brochure
• Mango Health App helps you manage your medications
• Medisafe Medication Reminder and Pill Organizer App
• Drugs.com Medication Guide App: Look up drug information, identify pills, check interactions and keep your medication list.
• Quick Tips for Taking Medicines Wisely
• Questions to Ask About Your Medicines
• Information on your medicine
• Keep track of your prescription, over-the-counter and herbal drugs with this Medicine Chart (pdf)

Diseases and Conditions

• Breathe Easy: Living with Asthma (pdf)
• Blood pressure
• Cholesterol
• Living with COPD (pdf)
• Diabetes
• Diabetes: Create your plate
• Diabetes: Is your blood pressure in control?
• Living with Diabetes - English
• Living with Diabetes - en español
• Osteoporosis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Additional Resources

• National Institute on Aging
• Discounts and Savings - Log in to your Member Portal 
• Health Topics A-Z
• Mindfulness
• Experience a 3-minute guided meditation (mp3)

 

Harvard Pilgrim is an HMO/HMO-POS plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Stride^SM (HMO) depends on contract renewal.

 

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Last update date 10/01/2019