Member Tools

As part of your membership to VBCH, we make available Value Added Services such as FREE Health and Wellness Offerings and links to online resources.  Check back for other resources that become available.

Let us know what you think and if you have any resources to add. Categories below include Wellness and Prevention-From A-Z; Alcohol; Asthma; COPD; Cardiovascular Disease/Stroke (CVD); Diabetes; Depression; Immunizations/Vaccination, and Tobacco/Smoking Cessation.

ALCOHOL

Screening and Brief Intervention:

• Alcohol Cost Calculator for Business – www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/to determine the impact of alcoholism on a workforce
• All-in-One SBIRT Resource
• BI for Drinking in Primary Care -World Health Organization
• Rethinking Drinking - NIAAA
• Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems
• Brief Negotiated Interview
• Drinking guidelines
• AUDIT-C

ASTHMA

• Asthma Insight and Management ( AIM ) - Merck
• ATAQ Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire - Merck
• It Takes a Team Asthma educational video targeted at children – Merck
• Rethink Asthma - Astra Zeneca

CANCER

• Employers Guide to Cancer Treatment and Prevention - NBGH

CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH

• Early Elective Deliveries VBCH/The Leapfrog Group
• Early Elective Deliveries-Model Health Plan Contract Language  Catalyst for Payment Reform
• Success in School Starts with SQUARE ONE -Square One/VBCH
  • School Readiness
  • Online Training Courses 
  • FREE Audio/Web Conferences
  • Face-to-Face Training

COPD

• Drive4COPD program web site by Boehringer Ingelheim

CVD / HEART / STROKE

• Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke (Interactive) – CDC
• Cardiac Care Report Virginia Health Information (VHI)
• Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention TooKit for Employers - VBCH/VDH
• Leapfrog Hospital Survey VBCH/The Leapfrog Group (comparing rates on Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Angioplasty and Heart Attack, among others)
• Successful Business Strategies to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke - CDC
• Surviving a Heart Attack video: three people tell about their experiences and how their lives changed – USA Today

DIABETES

• A1C Champions - diabetes education workshops led by people with diabetes for people with diabetes – Sanofi
• DAWN -Diabetes, Attitudes, Wishes & Needs Study Novo Nordisk
• DiabetesHealth.com web site includes newsletters and FREE iPhone Diabetes Applications
• Diabetes Health Team - online education sessions led by Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs) – Sanofi
• Diabetes at Work (English)
• www.DiabetesLocal.org a web site listing local resources throughout Virginia and surrounding states
• Diabetes Resources Directory – Hampton Roads 2012 - VBCH
• Go Meals - FREE App to access nutrition information, find restaurants, and keep track of your food intake – Sanofi
• IBGStar glucose monitoring system to connect directly to your iPhone® or iPod touch® – Sanofi
• Institute for Alternative Futures – Diabetes 2025 Virginia
• International Diabetes Foundation
• Journey For Control - Merck
• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) Publications & Resources (Available in many different languages)
• It’s not easy, but it’s worth it - NDEP Campaign
• NBCH eValue8 Employer Report, 2008 Health Plan Diabetes Care Performance
• OneTouch - Diabetes Free Reminders to Check & Refill – LifeScan, Inc.
• Managed Care Digest Series Type 2 Diabetes Data Brief – Virginia 2012-2013 – Sanofi

DEPRESSION

• Depression Management in the Workplace made possible by the Colorado Business Group on Health
• Depression in the Workplace Mental Health America

IMMUNIZATION & VACCINATION

• Adult Immunization Resource - Community Coalitions Health Institute (CCHI) and National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH)
• AdultVaccination.org
• Faces of Influenza - Sanofi Pasteur; American Lung Association
• ImmYounity - Sanofi Pasteur
• Immunization Schedule - CDC
• Immunization Action Coalition
• KnowPneumonia.com – Pfizer
• MyVaccineResource.com –  Pfizer
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
• Prevention Calling  – Merck
• Project Immunize Virginia
• Seasonal Flu Information for Businesses & Employers - CDC
• Sounds of Pertussis - Sanofi Pasteur
• The Guide to Community Preventive Services - CDC
• Vaccines for Teens - Sanofi Pasteur; NBA; the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)
• Vaccines & Immunizations (General) – CDC
• Vaccines & Immunizations (Adults) – CDC
• Voices of Meningitis - Sanofi Pasteur; National Association of School Nurses
• What Vaccines Do You Need? (QUIZ) - CDC

TOBACCO/SMOKING CESSATION

• Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids  Virginia-Facts and Issues
• QuitNow Virginia web site or phone 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669)
• Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) – Smoking Cessation Issue to Consider  – NBCH
• Tobacco – The Business of Quitting  NBCH Hot Topics