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Strive powered by Virgin Pulse

Build a Better You

Strive, powered by Virgin Pulse, helps you live better and achieve your health goals with a fun and engaging experience that delivers powerful resources right to your fingertips. 

Access the Strive Wellness Program Portal  Download the Flyer 

Who is Eligible to Participate?

The Strive program is available to employees, spouses, or domestic partners who are enrolled in an ICUBA medical plan. 

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How to Get Started

  1. Log in to your My Health Toolkit® account and select Wellness, then Strive to enroll in your account. 
  2. Be sure to download the Virgin Pulse mobile app by searching "Virgin Pulse" in the App Store or Google Play. 

Personal Health Assessment

Once you are registered and signed in, begin by completing program activities such as the Personal Health Assessment, which asks questions about your current health status and well-being habits. Once completed, your responses will be analyzed to generate a health score, show your health risk, and provide practical tips to help you improve. Complete the survey by visiting Personal Health Assessment under the Health tab. 

Additional Activities

Prioritize and personalize your experience by engaging in resources to improve your well-being:

  • Daily Cards: Get helpful tips that are relevant to your current interests and goals.
  • Journeys®: Make simple changes to improve your health, one step at a time.
  • Challenges: Team up or go head-to-head to challenge your coworkers and track healthy habits.
  • Social Groups: Discuss your favorite hobbies and find a like-minded community to support your healthy changes. 
  • Healthy Habits: Select healthy habits to work toward, and track your progress every day.

Priority Activities to Complete

Priority Activities to Complete Incentives
Personal Health Assessment Required to earn incentives
Biometric Screening $100 Pulse Cash
Health Check-Up

$50 Pulse Cash

Onsite/Campus Events and Activities (10 total) $100 Pulse Cash ($10 each)
Incentive Total $250 Pulse Cash

Earn up to $100 more in rewards!

You can participate in additional healthy activities throughout the year to earn points, move through the levels, and earn Pulse Cash as you level up. Simply complete your priority activities to unlock these rewards.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Additional Rewards Max
Points 700 26,000 40,000 60,000
Pulse Cash $10 $20 $30 $40 $100
+250 Total Rewards = $350 Pulse Cash Annual Max

Examples of how you can earn points throughout the year:

  • Complete my Health Novel Daily Card: 1,000 points
  • ICUBACares/RX Savings Solutions Portal Registration: 25,000 points
  • Enroll and Complete Virta Type 2 Diabetes Reversal Program: 40,000 points
  • Sync to a Device or Tracker: 200 points
  • Track 7,000 Steps Daily: 70 points/daily
  • Complete a Journey: Up to 450 points

Contact Us

General Benefits: loa@nova.edu

Wellness: rjenkins@nova.edu 

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