DTE Energy is an organization that cares about the well being of its employees, retirees and their families. EYL supports our goal of enabling a healthy workforce and represents an investment in our greatest asset - - our people.

Additionally, a focus on wellness has a direct tie to our business. It not only affects your personal well being, but can have a significant impact on DTE Energy’s future. It can help drive improvements in productivity, absenteeism, disability claims, health care costs, and ultimately, keep our focus on our customers. The bottom line is that good health is good business.

This is just one of many ways the company invests in the health of its employees. For instance, the company subsidizes about 70 percent of the health care costs for employees.

RedBrick Health was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. They are replacing StayWell and Focused Health, and will be providing a number of programs and services such as a health assessment, telephonic and online coaching programs, wellness challenges, benefit advocacy, and more. Due to the small size of their organization they are able to provide DTE Energy employees, retirees and their spouses with a customized user experience. They are your “one stop shop” for everything related to your health and well-being.

Information gathered via the health assessment and health screening results will not be shared with anyone from DTE Energy. HIPPA regulations prevent RedBrick Health from sharing any individual level data with DTE Energy. The data is used solely by RedBrick Health to recommend the programs and services that will best meet your needs. To read RedBrick Health’s privacy and security policies visit www.redbrickhealth.com/login.

All employees, retirees and their spouses are eligible for the Quarterly Health Engagement Drawings. Non-represented employees and their spouses are eligible to receive a $200 HealthyMe incentive for completing the health assessment ($50) and a health screening ($150). This replaces the Healthy Behavior Incentive from previous years. In the future the activities to receive the HealthyMe incentive will change. Employees who are part of the Local 17 and Outstate unions have negotiated a $50 gift card for completing a health screening.

As was done in the past, employees who qualify for the Non-Tobacco Use Credit will receive the credit in their paychecks. The total amount awarded will be spread across each of the 26 pay periods throughout the year. Employees can receive up to $400 for themselves, $400 for their spouses, and $400 for dependents.

Employees will have until Sept. 30, 2011 to complete the assessment. However, employees and their spouses will need to complete the health assessment to take advantage of the new Quarterly Health Engagement Drawing. In addition, non-represented employees will need to complete the health assessment in order to earn the HealthyMe incentive. So the sooner you take the assessment, the better.

Absolutely. RedBrick Health has created a Health Screening Form, which is available on their website. Simply take the form with you to your screening and have your physician complete it. Then, mail or fax it back to RedBrick Health to earn credit for completing a screening. The Health Screening Form is only required for those who complete a screening outside of the DTE Energy health screening clinics.

Yes. Energize Your Life has created a Flu Vaccination Verification Form, which you received in the preventive health mailing from Evive encouraging you to get a flu shot. The form can also be found on the Energize Your Life website. Simply take the form with you when you go to get your flu shot and either have the provider complete the form or staple a copy of your receipt to the form to verify that you received the vaccination. Then, either mail or fax the form to Energize Your Life to have your drawing entries recorded. The Flu Vaccination Verification Form is only required for those who choose to get a flu shot outside of the DTE Energy flu shot clinics.

No. Complete the top portion of the Flu Vaccination Verification Form available on the Energize Your Life website and indicate below that you are allergic to the flu vaccine.

Quarterly Health Engagement Drawing entries are valid only for the quarter in which they are earned. At the beginning of each quarter a new set of activities will be available for participants to earn drawing entries for that quarter.

Yes. Both employees and spouses who are eligible for medical benefits through DTE Energy, but choose not to elect benefits will still have access to RedBrick Health services. They will also be eligible to earn entries into the Quarterly Health Engagement Drawings. There is a small subset of condition management coaching programs they will not be eligible for, but will have access to everything else.

Not at this time. We are beginning the new incentive programs with our employees and spouses and will evaluate the possibility of offering incentives to dependent children in the future.