Geisinger Gold health and wellness programs 

When you become a member, you can get a personalized health assessment report in areas including:

• Blood glucose
• Blood pressure
• Emotional health
• Tobacco use
• Nutrition
• Physical exercise

In each category, you'll find helpful information and tips.

As a member, you can join wellness challenges and competitions to help you meet your goals. Whether you’re looking for something to do on your own or want to share the enthusiasm with a team, you have options.

Workshops focus on a variety of conditions and lifestyle changes. Each offers weekly tasks like educational reading, exercise and nutrition logs to help you reach your goals.

A few wellness workshops to consider:

• Healthy Aging
• Understanding Back Pain
• Diabetes Prevention
• Financial Wellness
• The Building Blocks of Good Nutrition
• Personality and Stress
• Smoking Cessation
• Migraine Headaches
• Life Balance

Geisinger Gold members will have access to a variety of online tools to help assess and improve mental health. These include a depression self-assessment and “live and work well” tools to assist if you’re coping with stress, living with a chronic medical condition, seeking relationship assistance or dealing with other challenging situations.

MyStrength is a digital tool in the Teladoc mobile app that supports your mental health. It offers access to resources based on your needs — including screenings, information on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, and tools to help you manage stress and other life challenges like grief and aging. 

You can also get support through text messages and one-on-one video coaching sessions. And if needed, you can schedule virtual appointments with licensed mental health professionals.  

MyStrength is available to Geisinger Health Plan Commercial and Gold members, their spouses and any dependents who are 13 and older. Members can access MyStrength by downloading the Teladoc app or visiting the Teladoc website. 

If you’d like to lose or maintain your weight, take advantage of our free daily meal plan options. When you become a member, you can select your calorie range and choose a tailored daily food plan. Meal plan options include diabetes-friendly, gluten-free, heart-healthy, vegan and vegetarian.

You can also find your personalized nutritional needs, based on your current weight and daily activity level, to learn how many calories you should consume to maintain or lose weight, as well as the healthy amount of recommended daily vitamins and minerals.

Members can partner and work one on one with a health and wellness coach to achieve long-lasting, positive health changes.

Whether you’ve decided to embark on a weight-loss journey, start eating healthier, quit smoking or need some extra support in managing a chronic condition, a health and wellness coach can help. Wellness services are offered in person and by phone.

Through our Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), those at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes learn about healthy eating and how to increase physical activity. By losing weight, managing stress with relaxation techniques and learning coping skills to make healthy lifestyle changes, you can lower your glucose and A1c levels.

The DPP is an evidence-based program developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It includes 16 one-hour sessions in an interactive group setting for the first six months. If you join, you’ll also receive continued support during the maintenance phase, which consists of monthly sessions for six more months.

Freedom From Smoking® is an eight-session, interactive program developed by the American Lung Association. This program provides skills and support to help tobacco users conquer their addiction.

If you join this program, you’ll learn about lifestyle changes to make quitting easier, plus coping strategies for managing stress and avoiding weight gain.

Managing chronic illnesses is an important step to take when maintaining your health. Our “Live Your Best Life” program can help you learn how to improve your quality of life while living with a chronic or long-term condition. You can also bring family members, spouses, friends or caregivers.

This evidence-based program, originally developed by Stanford University and held worldwide, will teach you healthy eating habits, exercise tips, relaxation techniques and how to set goals for improving your chronic condition.

We also offer a “Live Your Best Life with Diabetes” program that includes all the teachings of the “Live Your Best Life” program. It also offers information on lifestyle changes to lower glucose and A1c, how to monitor blood sugar and medication education, as well as skin and foot care.