Join the Hoos Well Reward-Eligible 1% Challenge
Welcome to the 2025 Hoos Well 1% Challenge!
Transform your health, happiness, and well-being through mindfulness and earn a $50 reward.
Learn more about the 1% Challenge, hear your UVA colleagues' experiences, and read FAQsHow’s your mental health, really? This Mental Health Month, take meaningful action to stress less and feel better. Practice mindfulness in eMLife for 1% of your day (less than 15 minutes) to transform your happiness and well-being and earn rewards along the way. Through the Hoos Well reward-eligible 1% Challenge offered by our partner eMLife, you can learn scientifically proven mindfulness skills to help settle your mind, sharpen your focus, and enhance your quality of life.
Participation is simple, quick, and accessible to UVA employees and spouses on the UVA or UPG Health Plans.
- Activate: Start by registering or logging in to your eM Life account anytime between May 5 and June 3, 2025. You are automatically enrolled in the challenge by attending a live or on-demand session. If you’re creating your account through the eM Life mobile apps (iOS and Android), select “Employee Account” and enter your company code: UVA
- Dedicate: Practice at least 14 minutes (1% of a day) in live or on-demand sessions for at least 25 days during the 40-day period from when you start the challenge.
- Celebrate: Your $50 Hoos Well reward will automatically appear in your Hoos Well Portal (Personify Health) account within 2 weeks of the day you complete your 1% Challenge. Earned rewards are deposited directly into the Health Plan subscriber’s paycheck on a quarterly basis.