{"id":91276,"date":"2026-06-15T17:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=91276"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:57:15","slug":"uchealth-app-wellness-tools-challenges-and-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/uchealth-app-wellness-tools-challenges-and-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth app expands with new tools, challenges and incentives for daily wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UCHealth app now includes wellness tools to help you set goals, stay motivated and make healthy changes to your daily life. Photo: UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The UCHealth app is great for scheduling appointments, checking test results, refilling prescriptions or finding your way to appointments.<\/p>\n

Now the app also offers an array of new tools and rewards to help people achieve wellness goals and stay healthier every day.<\/p>\n

New wellness tools are based on research <\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019d like support in adopting healthier habits like moving more, eating a healthier diet or sleeping better, then you\u2019ll want to check out the free tools in the UCHealth app.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Amy Huebschmann, who along with Dr. Russell Glasgow, lead a team developing tools to help patients identify the most important goals for their care. It was that research that guided the creation of new wellness tools within the UCHealth app. Photo courtesy of University of Colorado.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The wellness tools draw on research from Dr. Amy Huebschmann<\/a>, who cares for patients at UCHealth Internal Medicine at the Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion<\/a> in Aurora, and her co-lead researcher, Dr. Russell Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Huebschmann, Glasgow and their colleagues developed a health risk assessment based on questions patients often answer before their primary care appointments. The assessment then flagged high-risk areas and offered patients the opportunity to set goals. Then they did a study<\/a>, comparing health outcomes for patients who completed the assessment versus those who did not.<\/p>\n

The study found that patients who were offered the simple assessment better identified risks to their health and were more likely to set behavior-change goals around physical activity, nutrition and risks for high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases. And these goals lead to modest improvements in patient-reported health and higher patient satisfaction with provider visits.<\/p>\n

From her work with patients, Huebschmann learned that it\u2019s vital to help people pick simple, targeted goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you focus on one goal at a time, it\u2019s easier to make changes. Change is hard, and trying to change too many things at once can be tricky,\u201d said Huebschmann, who is also a professor of medicine<\/a> at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To help patients succeed, the wellness app offers small, “SMART goals” \u2014 meaning they\u2019re specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time sensitive.<\/p>\n

The app doesn\u2019t offer too many choices to ensure that patients won\u2019t suffer from “choice overload.” And the designers kept the app as intuitive and easy to use as possible so patients will enjoy coming back again and again.<\/p>\n

Here are simple steps to get started in using the wellness tools in the app:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Open the UCHealth app and log in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Tap the \u201cWellness\u201d sunshine icon<\/li>\n
    • Tap \u201cSet up your profile.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n