True Health New Mexico | true to your health | Fall 2018

2 { TRUE TO YOUR HEALTH } E ach quarter, True Health New Mexico’s em- ployee wellness group, the Wellness Warriors, chooses one of our nonprofit member groups to be the recipient of a companywide dona- tion drive. For the 2018 third quarter, the Warriors chose Aztec Boys and Girls Club (ABGC) and kicked off a donation drive that brought in a total of $865 for ABGC staff to spend as needed, plus hundreds of items for the children. On Aug. 20, the Warriors drove to Aztec to drop off clothing, sports equipment, school supplies, toys and books and spend some time touring the facility and interacting with the kids. Have diabetes? Protect your vision with a simple test Even if you have good control of your blood glucose (blood sugar), diabetes can cause vision problems. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common eye disease among people with diabetes and a leading cause of blindness for American adults. Once a year, you should have a retinal screening. This can be done by either a dilated eye exam or a retinal photo exam. The retinal photo exam is a painless test that looks for signs of disease in the retina , the sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that receives images and sends signals to the brain about what is seen. When you get a retinal photo exam: •   The technician takes pictures of each eye with a medical camera. You do not need to have your eyes dilated. •   You will see a flash of light for less than a second when each picture is taken. •   The test does not diagnose any eye disease. It can only show whether eye disease might be present. So it is also important for you to have a face-to-face exam with your eye doctor every year. •   The test is a covered benefit under your health plan. A yearly retinal screening should be part of your overall diabetes care plan. If it isn’t, talk to your primary care provider or specialist providers about getting one. ABGC kids enjoy a game of pool, one of many fun games to play at the center. ABGC kids pose with their new items and a few Wellness Warriors who made the trip to Aztec. True Health employee and Wellness Warrior Stefanie chats with a group of kids. One of two True Health tents being set up at Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park A few of our employees and volunteers who helped coordinate and work the event True Health employees Helen and Cindy take a quick photo break while setting up for Freedom 4th. { W E H E L P S H A R E L I F E ’ S T R U E M O M E N T S } Aztec Boys and Girls Club receives visit fromTrue Health’sWellnessWarriors In July, True Health New Mexico challenged fellow New Mexicans to share their favorite moments in life, kicking off a social media campaign called #TrueMoments . As the title sponsor of Freedom 4th at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park, True Health set out to inspire thousands of attendees to post their moments in life that bring them joy on their Facebook and Instagram pages. When people used the hashtag #TrueMoments and tagged True Health in their posts, we entered them into a drawing for one of three $100 gift cards. The winners were featured on True Health’s social media profiles and digital billboards throughout Albuquerque. Thank you to those who participated in the #TrueMoments campaign! { C O M M U N I T Y }