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Be Well Illinois

Be Well, Live Well, Stay Well

The State of Illinois cares about you and your health. Welcome to Be Well Illinois, the state’s new comprehensive approach to wellness.

Be Well Illinois is designed to not only focus on supporting your physical health but also your mental, financial, and social wellbeing. As a wellness plan member, you can use this site to access health plan information and educational resources including wellness webinars, monthly health awareness causes, financial wellness, healthy eating, and exercise.

While the decision to make healthy lifestyle changes is your choice and not a job requirement, the hope is that by creating an environment where these choices are supported by the work culture makes it easier, and supports your success.

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Back by popular demand!  We’re hosting our 2nd Annual Walk Around Illinois Steps Challenge. This time it’s Route 66 style!

Walk Around Illinois – Route 66 Style will kick off on Sunday June 1st and end Monday, June 30th. We’re starting in Chicago, IL and stepping all the way to Los Angeles, CA along the iconic Route 66.

The goal is to walk 10,000 steps per day to ensure you’ll reach the destination before the challenge ends.

We will be using the same platform we used last year. Last year, you knew it as Walker Tracker. Now, it goes by Be Well. This new and improved interactive challenge platform is brought to us by HealthLink.

Join us as we walk our way across Route 66, learning about iconic landmarks along the way!

Prizes will be given based on the following:

  • A weekly prize drawing for anyone who reaches 70,000 steps (Sunday - Saturday). 
  • A grand prize drawing will be done at the end of the challenge. To qualify, you have to walk 10,000 steps every day of the challenge (300,000 steps total between June 1-30).
  • Be sure to sync your fitness device to Be Well every day so you’re in the drawings!!

3 Easy steps to get started today:

  1. Setup your Be Well profile (yes, even if you’ve set one up in the past, you’ll need to do this step!) at https://walkaroundil.thrives.app/
  2. Next, make sure you connect a fitness device. Curious if your fitness device is compatible? Check here.
  3. Then, join the Walk Around IL – Route 66 Style challenge by clicking here.

You can access Be Well through a browser or through the Be Well app (available for iOS and Android) so keeping tabs on how you’re ranking among your coworkers’ can be done easily from anywhere!

If you have any troubles, reach out to the SOI Be Well Team at BeWell@Illinois.gov.

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