Vitality assessments and points updates for 2017 – rewarding you for healthy behaviour

The Vitality programme is designed to help you get healthier. It has been proven that you can make a significant impact on your health when you take steps to change your lifestyle. In order to reward you for the steps you are taking to get healthier, in 2017 we are enhancing some of our assessments and screenings to be more personalised, and aligned to positive health outcomes, and we have updated the Vitality points structures.

We will be introducing the following updates in 2017:

1) Vitality status threshold changes

The initial steps in embarking on a journey towards good health have high health benefits for you.

• The points threshold required to reach Bronze and Silver will be lowered in 2017.
• A single member will need 10 000 points to get to Bronze and 30 000 points to get to Silver in 2017.
• Gold and Diamond status thresholds remain unchanged

2) Combining all online assessments into one Vitality Age assessment

All online assessments will be consolidated into one integrated Vitality Age assessment, and you can now earn 2 500 Vitality points for finding out your Vitality Age. This means that the Online Fitness Assessment and Mental Wellbeing Assessments will be falling away.

3) Earn more points with the Vitality Health Check

The Vitality Health Check has been enhanced. It will now be made up of 5 measures (including blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, a weight assessment and signing a non-smokers declaration), and you can earn up to 20 000 Vitality points depending on how many results are in range.

During the course of 2017, at risk members will be able to have an HbA1c and/or a Lipogram test as part of the Vitality Health Check so that we can detect diabetes and cardiovascular disease early, and manage it effectively.

4) Updates to the Vitality Fitness Assessment

The Vitality Fitness Assessment will become a more in-depth and tailored assessment, allowing for personalised feedback on your fitness and mobility.

• You can earn up to 7 500 Vitality points once a year depending on your fitness level. These points will form part of the 30 000 points you can earn for fitness in the year.
• If you are a high performance athlete you can also do the Vitality High Performance Fitness Assessment, and can earn up to 10 000 Vitality points for completing it. These points will be earned in addition to the overall 30 000 points you can earn for fitness in the year.

5) Introducing Vitality Weight Loss Rewards

Our new weight loss programme, Vitality Weight Loss Rewards, will be replacing the traditional Vitality Nutrition Consultation. This programme will incentivise members whose BMI and waist circumference are out of range to lose weight over a series of 12-week cycles. These members can earn up to 11 050 points per year.

• All Vitality members can also earn 1 000 points for visiting a dietitian in 2017.

6) Points for kids

Because we are focusing on evidence-based incentives, points for activities which have no or low correlation to health outcomes have been removed or reduced. This includes reducing points for certain kids’ assessments. Be sure to take your kids for all their vaccinations, and get them active too to earn more points. Remember, healthy kids become healthy adults.

7) Points for members over 60

Given that effective screening is critical for the early detection of, and intervention in, lifestyle-related conditions. From 2017, members over 60 will have the ability to earn up to 5 000 additional points for completing certain screenings and having certain vaccinations.

8) Managing Diabetes

A new and specialised programme called DiabetesCare has been designed to provide well-coordinated care for people with diabetes. This will help you manage your condition, reduce the risk of complications, improve your health and prolong your life.

• Members can earn up to 7 200 points a year through DiabetesCare.

9) Replacing Personal Health Programmes

The introduction of Vitality Weight Loss Rewards and DiabetesCare will replace the existing Lose Weight and Manage Diabetes Personal Health Programmes that we have. Healthy Heart will also be falling away from 2017. If you are currently on a Personal Health Programme, you will receive information on your next steps.

Here’s a snapshot of the Vitality points updates: