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MiddTelehealth is now TimelyCare

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We know that students may need health-related support at all hours of the day and so in addition to our on-campus services, the Center for Health and Wellness also offers telehealth services through TimelyCare 24/7/365.

Returning students and employees will recognize the former name MiddTelehealth which launched in 2020.  TimelyCare has found that students at colleges and universities that use other names and branding to match their campuses take more “clicks” to get to the services when they are searching. We don’t want to create or reinforce any barriers or delays to students’ access to healthcare and so we are changing the name of the services on the website, posters, and giveaways to match the name of the platform where students access the services.  

Students will not experience any changes in how they access TimelyCare services and will continue to have no-cost, 24/7/365 access to: 

  • MedicalNow – 24/7, on-demand medical care 
  • TalkNow – 24/7, on-demand emotional support 
  • Scheduled Counseling – Select the day, time, and provider  
  • Scheduled Medical – Select the day, time, and provider  
  • Health Coaching – Support for developing and using health skills 
  • Self-Care Content – Asynchronous yoga and meditation sessions, and synchronous group conversations with providers on a variety of health and well-being topics 

Employees will also continue to be able to access the TimelyCare customer assistance line at 833-484-6359 24/7/365 for consultation when they are worried about a student. 

Please encourage students you are connected with to set up their TimelyCare profile so that when they need care, they can access it quickly. The average wait time for TalkNow is 4 minutes and the average wait time for MedicalNow is 8 minutes. Students can visit go/TimelyCare to log in on a browser or download the TimelyCare app and sign in using their MIddlebury single sign-on (SSO) credentials. After answering short health history questions and confirming their name and birthdate, their profile is complete. 

After receiving services with a TimelyCare provider, a summary of a student’s visit is available to them on the app/in their profile and a copy is sent to the Center for Health and Wellness to be included in their holistic electronic health record. 

Troubleshooting support for students and employees is available from TimelyCare by emailing help@timely.md, calling the customer assistance line at 833-484-6359, or using the online chat function at go/TimelyCare. Feedback about your experience(s) with TimelyCare can be shared with Barbara McCall, Executive Director of the Center for Health and Wellness at bmccall@middlebury.edu for follow-up.

Have questions you’d like answered by staff from the Center for Health and Wellness and TimelyCare? Join us on Zoom for open sessions:

Float on: Learn how this meditation technique can help your stress level

Midd Points, Wellness

Colorful balloons in sky

 

It’s a sunny Sunday in Los Angeles, and I’m quietly freaking out…Then I remember a different meditation technique I learned recently. In this technique, you don’t bother trying to stabilize the mind. You don’t try to change anything. Whatever your mind is doing—whether it’s resting calmly or flipping out—you just observe that without judgment. The practice is called floating noting…read more in the April issue of Student Health 101 for faculty and staff.

 

 

Nia Classes for Employees

For Faculty, For Staff, Wellness

Faculty and Staff Nia with Alyson Young

8 Wednesdays, Oct. 1-Dec. 3, 2014

Room 109, Mahaney Center for the Arts 

4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

 

Breathe new life into your exercise routine and energize your body, mind, and spirit. Nia is a fun and unique, sensory-based movement practice that incorporates techniques from Dance (Jazz, Modern, and Duncan), Martial Arts (Tai Chi, Tai Kwan Do, and Aikido), and Healing Arts (Yoga, Feldenkrais Method, and Alexander Technique). Set to soul stirring music, Nia stimulates the whole body in a holistic and joyful way. This out-of-the-box fitness fusion is like no other practice you’ve tried before. Nia is a comprehensive “dance” cardio-fitness class that engages the whole body, includes mindful movement guidance and somatic education, and empowers people of all shapes and sizes. Nia offers the opportunity to enjoy the process of improving fitness through movement- without pain. Each class is a journey- join us and FEEL fantastic in your body! You deserve it!

* Each class includes warm-up, sustained non-impact aerobic conditioning, strength training, cool down and stretching. All routines employ 52 basic movements and techniques which increase flexibility, agility, mobility, stability, and strength. Classes are taken barefoot and are taught to diverse music, including pop, electronica, jazz, Latin, New Age, Indian and hip hop.

 

What to bring & wear
Wear clothes you can move comfortably in; Nia is done in bare feet.

Nia is for EVERY BODY and can be adapted to individual needs and abilities, but if you are recovering from a serious illness or injury, please contact Alyson directly to discuss whether this class is a good fit for you: windancervt@live.com

Class size is limited to 20; register by contacting Barbara McCall(bmccall@middlebury.edu) and completing a release form (Barbara can send to you via email).  Bring your check for $64.00 made out to Alyson Young to the first class.

 

Funding from the Wellness Committee makes it possible to offer these classes at a reduced rate.

For more information about Nia including the history, the company, the founders, ongoing explorations and education, testimonials, and more, visit: www.nianow.com/alyson-young