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February 21, 2020|
Health and Benefits News
Healthy County is excited to announce a new health program called Omada that we’re offering at no cost to members and their covered adult family members enrolled in our Texas Association of Counties Health and Employee Benefits Pool health plan in partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and are at risk for type 2 diabetes or heart disease.
February 21, 2020|
Health and Benefits News
Healthy County is excited to announce a new diabetes and high blood pressure program called Livongo that we’re offering at no cost to members and their covered family members 13 and older enrolled in our Texas Association of Counties Health and Employee Benefits Pool health plan in partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
February 21, 2020|
Health and Benefits News
Score a bragging-rights bounty in County vs. County! Band with your local buddies in this contest. The county or district with the highest average daily steps wins!
February 21, 2020|
Healthy County is excited to announce a new health program called Omada® — a digital lifestyle change program that can help you lose weight, feel fantastic, and develop long-term healthy habits.
February 21, 2020|
Healthy County is excited to announce a new diabetes and high blood pressure program called Livongo that we’re offering at no cost to members and their covered family members 13 and older enrolled in our Texas Association of Counties Health and Employee Benefits Pool health plan in partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
February 21, 2020|
Health and Benefits News
Thank you to all of our wellness coordinators and sponsors who attended Boot Camp last week! If you were unable to attend Boot Camp this year, you can review the presentations here.
February 21, 2020|
Thank you to all of our wellness coordinators and sponsors who attended Boot Camp last week! If you were unable to attend Boot Camp this year, you can review the presentations here.
February 21, 2020|
Score a bragging-rights bounty in County vs. County! Band with your local buddies in this contest. The county or district with the highest average daily steps wins!
February 21, 2020|
Health and Benefits News
Tracking your health with Sonic Boom just got easier. Sonic Boom's new integration with Apple health allows you to track your workout time, steps, calories and distance all in one place. It's so convenient!
February 20, 2020|
Risk Management News
There is an old children's song that goes, "Spring has sprung and brought me such a nice surprise." This is especially true in Texas with our famous bluebonnets and other wildflowers.
February 10, 2020|
Risk Management News
The Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule updating the "regular rate" regulations became effective Jan. 15. This rule defines what forms of benefits and payments are included and excluded in the "time and one-half" overtime calculations.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
Effective Sept. 1, 2019, the funding formula for the County Transportation Infrastructure Fund (TIF) program changed to clarify distributions.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
Legislators passed many high priority emergency management bills to address preparedness as well as recovery and response, including bills that withdraw billions from the Rainy Day Fund and that will help secure billions more from federal recovery and flood mitigation dollars.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
We mailed survey forms for the 2020 TAC Salary Survey during the week of Jan. 21. We will mail printed copies of the report to the responding offices once we receive salary information from at least 240 counties and county judges in the responding counties will receive a courtesy copy of the report.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
The Texas Demographic Center (TDC), which supports the work of the Texas State Demographer, functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census Bureau information for Texas.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
An alarming rise in cyberattacks prompted the Texas Legislature last session to pass House Bill 3834 authored by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake), which requires all county officials and their staffs to take a training course, certified by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), to prevent attacks by cyber criminals.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) created a special committee in December 2019 to study the driver's license program.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
The legislature's interim work is well underway with committee chairs gaveling in members. Meetings began as early as December. Here are the highlights.
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
March 1 is the deadline to file your annual Tier II report for 2019. If you store hazardous chemicals or extremely hazardous substances above the established threshold quantities at your facility, you are required to report them to the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
January 28, 2020|
Legislative News
TAC has highlighted recent Attorney General Opinions and Requests for Opinions of interest to counties.
January 23, 2020|
Join the Healthy County team Feb. 12 -14 at the 2020 Healthy County Boot Camp! Attendees will learn about two new Healthy County programs launching in February, Livongo and Omada, as well as strategies to create a successful wellness program at work.
January 23, 2020|
Our first Healthy County Contest of 2020 is Winter Blues and Running Shoes! Let's start the new year off right! We are challenging you to put your best foot forward and earn as many steps as you can, while continuing to put your philanthropic foot forward even after the holiday season.
January 23, 2020|
Please have your IT department whitelist the provided IP addresses and domains to your county’s safe sender’s list. This will ensure that employees in your county receive Livongo and Omada announcements and important program information. Click read more to download the whitelisting documents.
January 23, 2020|
Great news! Sonic Boom now has a direct integration with Apple Health. This eliminates the need to sync your data with Human API, and now with the integration your time will also be transferred to Sonic Boom along with steps, calories and distance.
January 23, 2020|
Time spent walking relaxes nerves and clears the mind. But want a way to make it more calming? Try meditating as you move. Meditation is a relaxation technique that can reduce anxiety.
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