Month 1:
Get to know your health plan
It's a new plan year. Help employees get to know their health plan. Encourage new and existing members to sign up for their secure member website to learn more.

Communication tools:

DocFind^® flyer
Personal health record e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
Personal health record flyer (not for use in CA)
Beginning Right Maternity Program flyer(not for use during open enrollment)
Disease management flyer
National health and wellness observances calendar (to promote a monthly health topic)

Month 2:
Promote prevention
Focus your communications on programs that promote prevention and early identification of potential health issues. It's important for your employees to complete their health assessment as early in the year as possible, so they can be directed to resources that can help them stay healthy.

Communication tools:

Communicating with your doctor flyer
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 3:
Create awareness of health care costs
Focus your communications on helping your employees become aware of health care costs before they go to the doctor, get a test or a procedure. Finances are on many people's minds, so it's a good opportunity to remind employees that they can get estimated costs before they get medical care.

Communication tools:

Doctor rates and clinical quality flyer
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 4:
Encourage informed decisions about health care
Help your employees use their benefits wisely and appropriately. Promote the self-help and online tools that help employees make more informed decisions about their health care. Your employees will learn how to better budget for their health expenses so they have funds to last all year.

Communication tools:

Informed Health Line  (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 5:
Remind employees about no- and low-cost resources to help them stay healthy
Maybe your employees are on a tight budget. They can stay healthy with preventive care, wellness screenings, discount programs and more.

Communication tools:

Childhood & adolescent immunizations e-card
Exercise flyer (National Fitness Month)

Exercise e-card (National Fitness Month)
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 6:
Reassure employees they can get care when they travel
Employees can have peace of mind when they're away from home.

Communication tools:

Informed Health Line flyer  (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
DocFind flyer
Healthy travel flyer
Skin protection and care flyer
Skin protection and care e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 7:
Get back to basics
Promote the ways employees can improve their health, such as managing their weight, quitting smoking, visiting the dentist and more.

Communication tools:

Weight management flyer
Weight management e-card
Smoking cessation flyer
Smoking cessation e-card
Nutrition flyer
Nutrition e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 8:
Highlight the importance of preventive care
Preventive care, such as annual well visits and immunizations, can help employees identify potential health issues before they become costly and harder to manage. You may want to use these tools during the summer/fall months when children are heading back to school. Parents will appreciate the reminder to schedule these well visits for their children – and themselves.

Communication tools:

Breast cancer screening flyer
Cervical cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening e-card
Childhood & adolescent immunizations flyer
Childhood & adolescent immunizations e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 9:
Help your employees be better health care consumers
Employees can take greater responsibility for their health when they have the right tools.

And remind your employees to get their flu shots.

Communication tools:

Doctor rates and clinical quality
Flu shot and pneumonia shot flyer
Flu shot and pneumonia shot e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 10:
Prepare your employees for open enrollment

Remind your employees about the valuable self-help and online tools they can use to manage their health and well-being. These will help them make more informed health plan choices.

Also promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month (if delivering communications in October).

Communication plan:

Informed Health Line  (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 11:
Help employees discover the value-added programs and services of their health plan

Employees may not know all that is available to them. You can help them take advantage of all their plan offers.

Communication plan:

Smoking cessation flyer
Smoking cessation e-card
Beginning Right Maternity Program flyer (not for use during open enrollment)
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 12:
Gear up for healthy holidays
Let your employees know they can get care when they travel. This gives them peace of mind when they are away from home.

Communication plan:

Informed Health Lineflyer (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
DocFind flyer
Healthy travel flyer
Healthy travel e-card
Stress management flyer
Stress management e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 1:
Get to know your health plan
It's a new plan year. Help employees get to know their health plan. Encourage new and existing members to sign up for their secure member website to learn more.

Communication tools:

DocFind^® flyer 
National health and wellness observances calendar (to promote a monthly health topic to your employees)

Month 2:
Promote prevention
Focus your communications on programs that promote prevention and early identification of potential health issues. It's important for your employees to complete their health assessment as early in the year as possible, so they can be directed to resources that can help them stay healthy.

Communication tools:

Communicating with your doctor flyer
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 3:
Create awareness of health care costs
Focus your communications on helping your employees become aware of health care costs before they go to the doctor, get a test or a procedure. Finances are on many people's mind, so it's a good opportunity to remind employees that they can get estimated medical costs before they get medical care.

Communication tools:

Doctor rates and clinical quality flyer
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 4:

Encourage informed decisions about health care
Help your employees use their benefits wisely and appropriately. Promote the self-help and online tools that help employees make more informed decisions about their health care. Your employees will learn how to better budget for their health expenses so they have enough funds to last them all year.

Communication tools:

Informed Health Line flyer (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 5:
Remind employees about no- and low-cost resources to help them stay healthy

Maybe your employees are on a tight budget. They can still stay healthy with preventive care, wellness screenings, discount programs and more.

Communication tools:

Childhood & adolescent immunizations flyer
Childhood & adolescent immunizations e-card
Exercise flyer (National Fitness Month)
Exercise e-card (National Fitness Month)
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 6:
Reassure employees they can get care when they travel

Employees can have peace of mind when they're away from home.

Communication tools:

Informed Health Line flyer (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
DocFind flyer
Healthy travel flyer
Healthy travel e-card
Skin protection and care flyer
Skin protection and care e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 7:
Get back to basics
Promote the ways employees can improve their health, such as managing their weight, quitting smoking, visiting the dentist and more.

Communication tools:

Weight management flyer
Weight management e-card
Smoking cessation flyer
Smoking cessation e-card
Nutrition flyer
Nutrition e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 8:
Highlight the importance of preventive care
Preventive care, such as annual well visits and immunizations, can help employees identify potential health issues before they become costly and unmanageable. You may want to use these tools during the summer/fall months when children are heading back to school. Parents will appreciate the reminder to schedule these well visits for their children – and themselves.

Communication tools:

Breast cancer screening flyer
Cervical cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening flyer
Colorectal cancer screening e-card
Childhood & adolescent immunizations flyer
Childhood & adolescent immunizations e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 9:
Help your employees be better health care consumers

Employees can take greater responsibility for their health when they have the right tools.

And remind your employees to get their flu shots.

Communication tools:

Doctor rates and clinical quality flyer
Flu shot and pneumonia shot flyer
Flu shot and pneumonia shot e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 10:
Prepare your employees for open enrollment
Remind your employees about the valuable self-help and online tools they can use to manage their health and well-being. These will help them make more informed health plan choices.

Also promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month (if delivering communications in October)

Communication plan:

Informed Health Line flyer (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 11:
Help employees discover the value-added programs and services of their health plan
Employees may not know all that is available to them. You can help them take advantage of all their plan offers.

Communication plan:

Smoking cessation flyer
Smoking cessation e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar

Month 12:
Gear up for healthy holidays
Let your employees know they can get care when they travel. This gives them peace of mind when they are away from home.
Communication plan:

Informed Health Line flyer (not for use during open enrollment)
Informed Health Line e-card (not for use during open enrollment)
DocFind flyer
Healthy travel flyer
Healthy travel e-card
Stress management flyer
Stress management e-card
National health and wellness observances calendar