Emory’s Medical Plans Will No Longer Cover Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Effective January 1, 2016, Emory’s medical plans will not cover care for services delivered by or at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA). This change applies to both the POS and HSA plans. Read more.

Review Your 2016 Benefits Elections
Your 2016 Annual Benefits Elections are now available for you to review. You can still make corrections to your elections, but must do so by Wednesday, December 30.  Learn more.

Announcing Emergency Back-up Care: A New Benefit
Beginning on January 1, 2016, benefits-eligible faculty and staff (along with students in the Laney Graduate School) will have access to Emergency Back-Up Care through a new partnership with Bright Horizons, a nationally known leader in child care. When you need to be at work, but experience an unexpected breakdown in your routine childcare or adult/elder care arrangement, Emergency Back-Up Care can provide quick access to secure, temporary caregiving services. The Emory WorkLife Resource Center is offering a series of in-person workshops and webinars to explain the benefit and how it works.

• Register for a workshop or webinar  

Save the Date: Healthy New You Expo – January 28, 2016
Start your New Year off with a celebration of YOU! The Healthy New You EXPO will be held on January 28, 2016. Come participate in various fun activities held throughout the day: try new exercises, taste fun recipes, learn about wellness, meet community vendors, and much more! Open to ALL Emory staff and faculty. More details coming soon.

Remember Emory Caregiver Support Over the Holidays
As you spend time with your family over the holidays remember the Emory Caregiver Support Program is here to connect you with support and services. Learn more.

Recovery Support Series
The Faculty Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is offering a series of free, confidential, interactive workshops that are open to Emory employees who are in active recovery from alcohol and other substances. Participation provides an opportunity to connect with fellow employees in recovery and strengthen relapse prevention skills throughout the year.  The next workshop, Rejuvenate Your Recovery for the New Year, will be held Friday, January 29, at 11:30am at FSAP. Learn more.

Faculty and staff save 20% at the Emory University Barnes and Noble Bookstore Dec. 6-12
The week of December 6-12, Emory faculty and staff can save 20% off! (NOTE: This does not apply to Apple products).

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• View holiday gift guide

Higher Education Law Course
Emory Law would like to invite Emory employees to enroll in Higher Education Law, which will be offered at the Law School on Thursdays from 4:30 – 7:25 p.m. starting January 7, 2016.

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• Apply for the course
  

Cold and Flu Season
As cold and flu season approach us and employees voice concerns about Enterovirus D68 and Ebola, the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR), the Faculty Staff Assistance Program and the Emory WorkLife Resource Center have collaborated together to compile information and resources to help departments, as well as faculty and staff, manage the flu season in a way that best supports our community. The collaborative effort emphasizes the importance of accommodating the needs of those that are sick, as well as their caretakers, while minimizing workplace disruptions and maintaining optimum productivity. Your cooperation with the suggestions outlined below should help our community get through the flu season as well as possible. Read more.

Flu Vaccinations
It’s time to get a flu shot. The 2015-2016 vaccine will protect against three different flu virus strains: influenza A (H1N1) virus, influenza A (H3N2) virus, and influenza B virus. In order to be protected against seasonal influenza, you must get a flu shot each and every year. Emory Faculty and staff who are on the Emory medical plan (and their covered dependents) can receive a free flu vaccine. Learn more.