Health and wellness benefits
As a County of Santa Clara employee, you and your family have access to health and wellness resources that are part of your benefit plans. Click on your medical, vision, and dental providers below to learn more about their services, programs, applications, and other benefits!
Health Net | Kaiser Permanente | Valley Health Plan
Vision Service Plan | Delta Dental | Liberty Dental
Health Net
- Active&Fit Direct Program: Enjoy access to lifestyle coaching, workout videos, and gym memberships to more than 12,200 contracted fitness centers nationwide.
- myStrength: Explore this confidential online resource to access daily inspirations, weekly action plans, interactive tools, learning modules, and mood-improving resources.
- Unwinding: Increase calm with online breathing exercises, meditations, sleep support, visual relaxation, and more.
- Telephonic Health Coaching Program: Schedule confidential one-on-one sessions with a health coach to address specific health behaviors and create a plan to meet your wellness goals.
- RealAge Test and Program: Take this online test to identify your health risks and receive a personalized action plan or join the program to learn how to make lifestyle changes.
- Eat Right Now Program: Join this 28-day program to adopt healthy eating habits with help from videos, exercises, and on-demand tools.
- Craving to Quit Tobacco Cessation Program: Join this 21-day program to talk to a coach and receive a personalized plan to quit smoking, dipping, or vaping.
- Welvie: Try this self-guided online program to find suggestions on how to talk to your doctor about treatment options.
Kaiser Permanente
- ClassPass: Access free on-demand video workouts and get discounts on in-person fitness classes.
- One Pass Select Affinity: Find gyms and fitness locations nationwide, access live virtual fitness classes and on-demand workouts, try new exercises with personalized workout builders, and more.
- Affinity Musculoskeletal Program: Get 20% off chiropractors, acupuncturists, and massage therapists when you visit a participating provider and show your Kaiser Permanente ID card.
- Mental Health Support: Join confidential group therapy or one-on-one sessions with a therapist to support your mental health and overall wellness goals.
- Calm App: Get a free subscription to Calm Premium and enjoy guided meditation, sleep stories, and music tracks for focus and relaxation (1-year subscription can be renewed annually).
- Headspace Care: For 90 days per year, text one-on-one with an emotional support coach 24/7 to discuss goals, share challenges, create an action plan, and get self-care resources. After 90 days, continue to access other services on the app for the remainder of the year at no cost.
- Telephonic Wellness Coaching: Schedule confidential one-on-one sessions with a wellness coach to address specific health behaviors and create a plan to meet your wellness goals.
Valley Health Plan (VHP)
For County of Santa Clara Employees and VHP Members:
- Fitness Classes: Attend free in-person and virtual fitness classes such as yoga, total body fitness, sports conditioning, and more.
- Nutrition and Healthy Eating Series: Attend free online nutrition talks to learn how to make smart food choices that can protect against chronic diseases, strengthen your immune system, and improve your mood.
For VHP Members:
- Aquatics Program: Participate in free aquatic fitness classes to become more active while minimizing stress on your joints and muscles.
- WeightWatchers Membership: Join this program to reach your weight management and wellness goals. VHP members get 50% off one of the monthly memberships: Core Membership, which includes online tools; or Premium Membership, which includes online tools and in-person and virtual workshops.
- Diabetes Prevention Program: Join this free program to make small changes to your diet, physical activity, and stress levels to help prevent type 2 diabetes.
- Tobacco Cessation Program: Join this free program to understand your smoking history and routine, find different strategies to quit, and learn how to manage personal triggers and withdrawal symptoms.
- Emotional Well-Being Benefits: Get confidential access to therapists, psychologists, clinical social workers, and psychiatrists to address mental health needs and substance use challenges.
- Healthy Living Self-Management Tools and Education: Find interactive tools, resources, and information for health topics such as healthy eating, physical activity, stress management, cancer awareness, high blood pressure, and more.
Contact VHP:
- If you have any questions, please reach out to VHP's Health Education Department at [email protected] or 1-669-220-5235.
- For general health plan and benefit questions, please call VHP’s Member Services Department at 1-888-421-8444.
Vision Service Plan (VSP)
- Save money with special offers and member discounts on:
Delta Dental
- Member Perks: Get virtual check-ups and advice and find discounts on oral care, LASIK, hearing aids, and everyday lifestyle brands.
- Wellness Library: Check out articles, recipes, videos, and quizzes to get tips on keeping your teeth and body healthy.
Liberty Dental
- Community Smiles: Search for free or low-cost community services and programs for transportation, food, housing, and more.
- Oral Health and Wellness Tips: Get oral health tips and resources for kids, teens, adults, and seniors.