--- title: "HEALTHY CITIZENS: Wellness Incentive Reminder, Challenge Winners, and Monthly Champion" description: "HEALTHY CITIZENS: Wellness Incentive Reminder, Challenge Winners, and Monthly Champion" image: https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Healthy%20Citizens%20logo%20(002).png --- [![](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Engauge/engauge-logo.jpg)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge) [![](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Backgrounds/search-mobile.png)](https://www.citizensenergygroup.com/Search) # HEALTHY CITIZENS: Wellness Incentive Reminder, Challenge Winners, and Monthly Champion By Melissa Hehmann, RDN, CDE on 4/22/21 11:25 AM ![](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Healthy%20Citizens%20logo%20(002).png) Don't forget: You must attend a screening or visit your doctor by May 14 to earn wellness incentives! Read on for more details, as well as to find out who was named a recent wellness challenge winner and monthly wellness champion.   **Wellness Incentive Reminder**  Employees and spouses participating in Citizens’ medical insurance plans can earn a wellness incentive by meeting certain criteria. The wellness incentive for an employee on the medical plan is an insurance premium discount. The incentive for a spouse of an employee on the medical plan is a $250 deposit into the employee’s Health Savings Account. The criteria must be met either by visiting your primary care physician or by attending an onsite biometric screening by May 14. For details about the criteria, visit the [Health and Wellness iTrust site](https://citizensenergy.sharepoint.com/sites/HealthandWellness) or contact wellness coordinators Melissa Hehmann ([mhehmann@citizensenergygroup.com](mailto:mhehmann@citizensenergygroup.com)) or Christa Willoughby ([cwilloughby@citizensenergygroup.com](mailto:cwilloughby@citizensenergygroup.com)).  **March Wellness Champion**  ![Hardy, Courtney](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hardy%2c%20Courtney.jpg?width=150&name=Hardy%2c%20Courtney.jpg)Congrats to **Courtney Hardy**, Construction Specialist, on being named the March Wellness Champion! He and his spouse have made great strides in creating a healthier lifestyle. They have made changes to their diet and are focused on preventing disease and improving longevity. Being physically active is also part of their routine; they enjoy cycling together. Keep up the great work, Courtney!          **Wellness Challenge Winners**  Almost 50 participants completed the six-week "Step into the New Year" challenge. Together, they walked more than 12.5 million steps!  Three employees received prizes based on a random computer-generated drawing for reaching certain milestones:   - $100 gift card for reaching over 750,000 steps: **Stephen ****Mader** (left) - $75 gift card for reaching over 400,000 steps: **Kelly Davenport** (middle) - $50 gift card for reaching over 100,000 steps: **Matthew Thomas** (right) ![Mader, Stephen](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mader%2c%20Stephen.jpg?width=150&name=Mader%2c%20Stephen.jpg)   ![Davenport, Kelly](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Davenport%2c%20Kelly.jpg?width=150&name=Davenport%2c%20Kelly.jpg)   ![Thomas, Matthew](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Thomas%2c%20Matthew.jpg?width=150&name=Thomas%2c%20Matthew.jpg)   ### Current Articles ### Recent Issues - [November 2019 (23)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/11) - [November 2018 (21)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2018/11) - [January 2021 (21)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/01) - [October 2021 (21)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/10) - [February 2020 (20)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/02) - [December 2021 (20)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/12) - [October 2018 (19)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2018/10) - [January 2019 (19)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/01) - [June 2020 (19)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/06) - [August 2019 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/08) - [October 2019 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/10) - [April 2020 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/04) - [September 2022 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/09) - [July 2019 (17)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/07) - [July 2020 (17)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/07) - [June 2021 (17)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/06) - [April 2019 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/04) - [January 2020 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/01) - [October 2020 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/10) - [December 2020 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/12) - [April 2021 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/04) - [July 2021 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/07) - [September 2020 (15)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/09) - [March 2021 (15)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/03) - [June 2022 (15)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/06) - [February 2019 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/02) - [May 2019 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/05) - [May 2022 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/05) - [July 2022 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/07) - [October 2023 (13)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/10) - [September 2021 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/09) - [March 2023 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/03) - [May 2023 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/05) - [June 2023 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/06) - [February 2022 (11)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/02) - [August 2018 (10)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2018/08) - [August 2023 (10)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/08) - [March 2022 (9)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/03) [![PDF Archives](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2545024/33b9e93c-8f43-4101-9b48-7e78154731f5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2545024/33b9e93c-8f43-4101-9b48-7e78154731f5) **Engauge** is published by Citizens Energy Group, Corporate Affairs Department, under the direction of Shannon Stahley, Director of Corporate and Public Affairs. 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