About the LiveWell OU Wellness Portal

Focus on Your Entire Wellbeing

All University of Oklahoma employees are invited to access the LiveWell OU Portal. The portal is the gateway to the heart of all programming for all OU campuses. After registering for your OU portal account, you will have access to all kinds of information and support featuring the eight dimensions of wellness, including Physical, Financial, Spiritual, Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Occupational, and Environmental.

OU employees can not only gain enriching experiencing by using the portal, but they are also able to earn points for participating in a variety of life-enhancing activities. Points are accumulated quarterly, resulting in quarterly and annual rewards. Please note that although all employees are invited to participate in the LiveWell OU program, the annual monetary incentive is available for OU benefits eligible employees only.

The LiveWell OU program offers a wide variety of events and activities for each dimension of wellness. Please refer to the descriptions and example activities for each dimension below:

Physical

This dimension focuses on the ability to maintain a healthy quality of life without undue fatigue and stress by adopting healthful habits while avoiding destructive habits. Employees are encouraged to stay current with age and gender appropriate exams, follow a healthy nutrition plan, and routinely incorporate physical activity in their daily lives.

Financial

Understanding your financial situation and taking care of it in such a way that you are informed and prepared for financial changes and responsibilities is an important dimension of overall wellness. Workshops, challenges, and consultations with OU’s Fidelity representatives are a few ways employees can enrich their financial wellness.

Spiritual

The Spiritual dimension of wellness pursues living with a meaning or purpose in life; exploring beliefs and values that create personal peace and understanding. Some common ways one’s spiritual wellness can be fostered is through meditation, prayer, and personal quiet time.

Emotional

The Emotional Wellness dimension is centered in the ability to understand ourselves and cope with the life challenges of stress and change. The Emotional portion of the LiveWell portal features activities such as workshops from our EAP, Talk Saves Lives: Suicide Prevention, Mental Health First Aid training, and support groups.

Social

Social Wellness is the ability to successfully interact with people and feel connected to the community and being able to establish supportive social networks and sense of belonging. Blood donation, research study participation, cultural enrichment activities, and volunteering are just a few ways employees can earn points.

Intellectual

The ability to recognize creative abilities and find ways to expand knowledge and skills is the purpose of Intellectual Wellness. OU employees can earn points in Intellectual Wellness by participating in a book club, completing personal development training, exercising the brain with puzzles and other activities, expanding one’s knowledge through podcasts, and more.

Occupational

Occupational Wellness is the personal satisfaction and enrichment from one’s work. Professional development training, occupational workshops, taking CPR/First Aid training, and attending professional conferences help contribute to becoming a more well-rounded individual.

Environmental

Environmental Wellness is good health by occupying pleasant, stimulating environments that support wellbeing. The Environmental dimension focuses on learning to appreciate the environment and our surroundings. Riding your bike to work, recycling, and growing or buying local produce are some of the activities found in this section.