MPR Wellness program

Midwest Public Risk (MPR) has a comprehensive wellness program designed to improve your health and help you experience a better quality of life.

The program includes services and resources designed to keep you and your employees informed and engaged in the health/wellness goals of MPR.

Through a mix of education seminars, campaigns, and group challenges, MPR offers a variety of ways for employees to participate in activities to improve their health.

MPR can also assist you in creating a customized health fair. Additional resources are available to our health benefits members through UMR’s professional CARE programs. Please contact the MPR Wellness Director, Jeff Aebersold, at jeff.aebersold@umr.com to coordinate all wellness engagement initiatives.

**MPR achieved the Healthy KC GOLD certification with workplace wellness services and programs aligned with the World Health Organization’s Healthy Workplace Framework 2024-2025.**

Wellness CALENDAR OF Events 2025-2026

June 18 Member Entity EAP Lunch & Learn Training - “Deskercise!”

Aug. 19 Member Entity - Quest Biometric Screening Event

Aug. 20 MPR Annual Health & Wealth Member/Partner Expo (Member Reps)

Aug. 25 MPR Heroes Operation Meltdown - 6-week Challenge (All Employees)

Oct. 15 Member Entity - Quest Biometric Screening Event

Oct. 16 Member Entity - Quest Biometric Screening Event

Oct. 17 Member Entity - Quest Biometric Screening Event

Oct. 20 Hydrate for Life Challenge (UMR.com) Register 9/29-10/17 (28-days)

Oct. 30 Member Entity - Quest Biometric Screening Event

Dec. 8 Sleep Smart Challenge (UMR.com) Register 11/17-12/5 (28-days)

Mar. 2, 2026 Better Bites Challenge (UMR.com) Register 2/9-2/27 (28-days)

Summer 2025 Issue Includes:

**• Throw shade at the sun**
**• Psoriasis**
**• AI for better health**
**• Water safety for the whole family**
**• Follow the rainbow**
**• Mental health and minority communities**
**• Managing your blood sugar levels this summer**

The Real Appeal weight management program is offered at no additional cost to members as part of their benefits, subject to eligibility requirements. *Be sure to have your health insurance ID card handy when enrolling. Want to get started? Visit enroll.realappeal.com now!

GUIDANCE RESOURCES EAP WEBINARS 2025-26

All webinars will be recorded and link will be posted below after the live webinar has been completed. Live webinars start at 12pm CST.

July 9, 2025 Getting Through the Stages of Pregnancy

Aug. 6, 2025 Managing Up for Professional Success

Sept. 17, 2025 Supporting Employee Well-being: What Can You Do as a Manager

Oct. 8, 2025 Motivating Change in Other

Nov. 5, 2025 Teaching Your Kids How to Manage Money

Dec. 3, 2025 When Someone You Love Has Alzheimer’s

Jan. 21, 2026 Sailing On: A Guide for Transitioning Into Retirement

Feb. 4, 2026 Mindfulness: Being Present in Your Work and Life

Feb. 25, 2026 Distribution Options for Retirement Plans

Mar. 11, 2026 Languishing, Flourishing, and Your Mental Health

**COMING TO MPR AUGUST 25, 2025**
**CHALLENGE 2 - New Year’s Resolutions: Food Fight - January 5 – February 1, 2026**
**New Year’s Resolutions: Food Fight**
Literally outrun the foods trying to make your waist bigger when an experiment gone wrong turns your favorite Holiday junk foods into sentient monsters. It’s January 1st and an experiment gone awry has caused all the Holiday junk food to come to life as monsters set on world domination. If someone doesn’t shut down the factory churning out these abominations, gaining a few Holiday pounds will be the least of your worries. Start out the New Year by literally (and figuratively) outrunning your junk food-laden Holiday diet in a special New Year’s challenge by *The Outbreak™*.
**CHALLENGE 3 - Grimm’s Fairytales - March 16 – April 26, 2025**
**What big adventures you have…**
In our Fairytale™ challenge series, your employees go on an interactive walking adventure set in the world of Grimm’s fairytales. From The Big Bad Wolf to Hansel and Gretel, the most famous fairytale characters of all time come to life, challenging your employees to get active as they embark on an epic quest to get their own “happily ever after.”

GuidanceResources Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
For short-term counseling needs, all MPR Benefit Member Entity employees include six free visits with a professional for all covered participants. GuidanceResources EAP resources are available online and via mobile app. Log on today to connect directly with a Guidance Consultant about your issue or to view articles, podcasts, videos and other helpful tools.

MPR Wellness program

Wellness CALENDAR OF Events 2025-2026

GUIDANCE RESOURCES EAP WEBINARS 2025-26

GuidanceResources – Eap – Digital Toolkit