Nothing is more important to you than your health and the health of your family. Prairie States' commitment to this principle truly stands out with our popular wellness program, Optimal Health. We act as your health coach, counseling you in matters of personal health. By identifying potential health risks and giving you suggestions to minimize them, we help you take a more active role in maintaining good health.  Participants in Optimal Health have shown tremendous enthusiasm for the program, citing the satisfaction they find in setting and reaching their own health improvement goals.  They also respond especially well to the fact that Prairie States performs it all in-house.
Proactive support to help you reach optimal health
Our dedicated staff of professionals – nutritionists and clinicians – offer support and guidance with intensive, personal follow-up. We help you set goals to improve health habits, leading to healthier lifestyles and a reduction in risk factors. The result: better overall health and lower medical costs. While we cannot diagnose illnesses or health conditions, we can help identify concerns that you should discuss with your health care providers.

Promoting healthy habits and lifestyle choices
Completing a health questionnaire is your first step toward greater health awareness. After you have answered a series of questions, a health risk score is calculated to help identify possible opportunities for lifestyle improvement. Members enrolled in the Optimal Health Wellness Program receive individualized follow-up assistance for maintaining or improving health behaviors through coaching, education and medical self-care practices. It's a wellness program that helps you achieve optimal health through a balance of social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs.

A wellness program that gives you a personal health coach
When you or a family member has a question related to health resources, nutrition, or healthy lifestyles, ask a health coach for help. The health coach is your personal advocate for achieving your personal best!

Resources to improve wellness and reach optimal health
In addition to personal health coaching, you have online access to advice on a variety of health and nutrition topics. We also provide links to health resources on web sites with valuable health care information. Topics range from general medical and nutritional advice to assistance with specific disease management and chronic health conditions.