What is a health assessment?
Your Healthy Heart Score will give you a good indication of your current heart health. It will show you if you are causing long-term damage to your heart and your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, one of the leading causes of death in South Africa. To get a Healthy Heart Score, you will need to complete a health assessment which is used to calculate which category your heart health falls in - green, amber or red.
Green: You’re on track
Most of your health risk factors are within the acceptable ranges. However, any measurement that is too low or too high could point to health problems.
Amber: Take action to reduce your health risk factors
Any measurement that is too low or too high could point to health problems.
Red: Take strong action to reduce your health risk factors
Any measurement that is too low or too high could point to health problems.
Momentum rewards
If you are a Momentum Health member or have Momentum Myriad life insurance, you will get cash back and discounts based on the combined results of your Healthy Heart Score, Active Dayz™ (or fitness assessment level) and your Multiply Premier status. Get up to 60% off Myriad premiums and up to R2 500 per month back in HealthReturns+.
What to expect when you go for a health assessment
A health assessment can be done at Dis-Chem , Clicks, PicknPay or at any Multiply-affiliated pharmacy, corporate wellness days, or through a qualifying medical scheme.
Multiply Premier members and their partners are each entitled to one free health assessment per year.
You can also use your HealthSaver to pay for additional assessments.
During the health assessment, the nurse will measure your:
- Blood pressure
- Cholesterol
- Glucose
- Height
- Weight
- Waist Circumference
This, together with your age and gender, will be used to calculate your body fat percentage. Body fat percentage will not be calculated if you are pregnant or if you have given birth in the last six months. The nurse will also ask you about your smoking status.
Results from your completed health assessment will be used to calculate your Healthy Heart Score and identify which category your heart health falls in, either green, amber or red.
If you are not satisfied with your body fat percentage results, you can choose to have a four-skinfold test done at a biokineticist. This does not form part of the fitness assessment and will have a cost involved.
Treatment protocols: If you’re a Momentum Health member and your health assessment shows that you are at risk for developing certain conditions, Momentum Health may ask that you go for further testing, or that you register on a chronic disease management programme. It is important that you follow these prescribed treatment protocols – this includes taking your medication as prescribed.
Take your Multiply card, ID or driver’s licence.
